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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
SLIPPED AND FELL UNDER CAR
One of the Oldest Employees of the
Northwestern in Kenosba Crippled
for Life in Unusual Accident-Am-
putate Both His Feet.

John H. Swift, aged So years an en-
CINE foreman in the employ of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway COM
pany and one of the oldest employees
of the company was terribly injured
just after five clock Tuesday even
ing while working with a switching
crew on the side tracks of the Chicago
Brass company near the corner of Eliz-
abeth street and Fremont avenue.
Swift slipped and went under the cars
and both of his feet were mangled. The
right foot was so mangled that it was
amputated at the ankle and the left
foot was terribly injured. The sur
geons are hopeful that portion of this
foot can be saved and while four of
the toes were amputated last night the
surgeons are hopeful of being able to
save the remainder of the foot.
Swift was alone when the accident
occurred and it is not known just how
he slipped and fell under the ear. He
was one of the most experienced of the
employees of the company in Kenosha
and at the time of the accident he was
aiding his crew in switching number
Of cars. According to his own story
he slipped on some ice along the side
of the track and before he could save
himself his feet and legs were under
the car and before his predicament had
been discovered two trucks had passed
over him. The train was moving at
a very low rate of speed and instead of
cutting off the feet they were simply
mashed to a pulp. Swift shouted for
aid and in second other members of
the crew had pulled his bleeding form
from the track and as soon as possible
he was removed to The Kenosha hos
pital and DR.. III. A. Robinson surgeon
of the railway company was called to
attend him. After an examine ton it
was seen that it would be impossible
to save the life of Swift without the
amputation Of the two feet. DR.. Will
lam Pugh and DIR. Cleary were called
to assist in the operation. Swift stood
the operation like Spartan and while
his condition is regarded as very SER
ious it is thought possible that he will
recover.
The injury to Swift caused great re-
greet among the employees of the rail
way company in Kenosha as Swift was
universal favorite among the men.
He has been employed by the COM
pany in many capacities but for several
years had been in charge of the switch
ing crew. Swift is married and has
wife and one daughter residing at 657
Park street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
THINK ULTIMATE CAPTURE SURE
Colorado Officials Show Willingness to
Take Up Fight for the Missing Man
and Loca, Officers Guarantee Cost
of Search

kilograms are flying thick and fast
today between the officials of Kenosha
county and the officials of Otero coun-
ty, Colorado in an effort to secure the
arrest of A. B. Eyre wanted here fol-
embezzlement Of the funds of the Ken.
osha Carpenters Union and it is still
expected that the efforts of the two
counties will result in the arrest of
Eyre. The latter howevr, is not per.
uniting any grass to grow under his
feet and he has left LaJunta and is
now on the run with the officials fol
lowing him as rapidly as possible
Sheriff Stahl is found to have had q
finger in the pie on Tuesday and it is
learned today that he had started the
machinery Of the county in motion ev-
en- before the facts of the presence of
Eyre in LaJunta became known to the
police. Sheriff Stahl got into tele
graphic communication with sheriff
Potter of Otero county, Colorado and
messages received last night stated
that Eyre had left LaJun shortly af.
ter he had been refused aid from the
fraternal organization to which he had
applied. A similar message was re
ceived later by Chief Of Police O'Hare
from Chief of Police Datz at LaJunta
The officials of the Colorado city wired
the local officials that Eyre had left
there on Monday evening but they
were Of the opinieg that he could be
located within one hundred miles OF
LaJunta if the county Of Kenosha was
willing to pay the expenses of follow.
ing him. This morning the sheriff and
the chief joined in sending a message
to the Colorado officials guaranteeing
the cost of the search for Eyre and it
is thought that he may be rounded ur
during the day. kilograms from La
Junta state that Eyre is not supplied
with money and it is hardly thought
that he will be able to get away. 1t is
evident that Eyre feared that the fra
ternal order to which he applied fol-
help would notify the Kenosha officials
as he left LaJunta Immediately after
the application for money had been re
fused The messages from the west
seem to indicate that the Colorado of
fcials have pretty good line on Eyre
and now that the officials are on the
trail it is thought pretty certain that
his capture must follow.
| The members Of the Carpenters I'm
ion are taking a great interest in the
search for the man and it is thought
that if necessary the union would bea1
a part of the expense necessary to eff
feet his capture.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
COMMITTEE FAILS TO DECIDE
May Propose Bill to the Senate Which
Will Legalize Only the Franchise
Granted by the Kenosha Council to
Railway Company.

The committee on Judiciary of the
Wisconsin State Senate heard the story
of Kenosha S fight for a competing
public utility in the lighting business
on Tuesday afternoon when the entire
afternoon was given to hearing argu-
ments for and against the Bishop bill
for the amendment of the Public Util-
tiles act At the conclusion of the ar
gument the committee gave no indica-
tion of what sort of report they
would make to the senate but it was
intimated that the committee might
recommend the passage of bill which
would give Kenosha relief by validat-
ing the franchise of the Kenosha Flee
trio Railway company. The entire mat
ter was threshed out before the COM
mi5tee. The city of Kenosha appear
ed by Mayor Scholey and City Attor-
ney Stewart and Attorney Walter
Drew appeared as the representative
of the Kenosha Electric Railway COM
pany. Chester D. Barnes of this city,
Clark M. Rosencrantz and l.. O. Fair
child of Milwaukee appeared to argue
against the recommending of the bill
for passage. The City Attorney held
that the people of Kenosha desired the
validating of the franchise and showed
the condition under which the indie
terminate permit was issued to the
Kenosha Gas and Electric company.
Mayor Scholey simply presented the
resolutions passed by the Common
Council on Monday and spoke of his
personal connection with the passage
Of the franchise ordinance declaring
that it was the purpose of the council
to give the company the franchise
rights before the other utility corpor-
alton surrendered its franchise
The argument against the bill was
lengthy one holding that the passing
of the bill would practically make null
anu WIN GLO JuOIlC uGll1G1Co oSG cluu
that it would be not only retroactive
legislation but that it would seek to
take away vested right guaranteed
by the state to the Kenosha Gas and
Electric company at the time it sur
rendered it's franchise and accepted in
determinate permit. No other city in
the state showed any interest in the ar
gument on the law and the members
of the committee seemed to regard the
law as specific legislation for the city
of Kenosha.
Chairman Owen of the committee
suggested that the committee might re-
commend the bill with the view of sim
ply validating the franchise, here and
cutting off any reference to further
franchises but there is grave doubts
SIS to whether or not such law would
be constitutional. The State Railway
commission had no representative at
the conference and evidently will take
no part either for or against the pas
sage of the bill.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
Fourth Degree Members of
K. of c. in Racine and Ke-
nosha Counties to Unite
BURKE HEADS ORGANIZATION

An assembly of the fourth degree
members of the Knights of Columbus
was organized at Racine on Tuesday
evening and the new assembly will ad-
nit as its members all of the high de-
gree members of the order in Racine
and Kenosha counties. The plans for
the formation of the new assembly
were completed at a joint banquet of
the Racine and Kenosha members at
which more than one hundred were
present. There are at the present time
eighty three fourth degree members of
the order in Kenosha county and even
larger number in Racine. 1t is the
plan of the new assembly to hold an
nual limitations at which time the de-
gree will be conferred on classes from
the two counties.
Walter M. Burke, formerly Grand
Knight of the Kenosha council and
one OF the most active members of the
order in this part of the state was
elected to head the new assembly. The
full list of officers follows:
Walter M. Burke, Kenosha, f. NJ;
James higgins, Racine, F. c.; George
w. Miller, Racine, F. A; Joseph Funck
Kenosha, F. p: Rev. Father Naught-
on, Racine, f. F.; John Brown, Racine,
L. c.; Edward J. Sullivan, Kenosha, I.
S.; Thomas Clancy, Racine, Q. S.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
OLD RESIDENT DEAD.
Peter Gilchrist Formerly Of Kenosha
Dies at Ballston spa New York.


News has been received in Kenosha
of the death of Peter A. Gilchrist for
merly a well known resident of Ken
osha which occurred on Feb. % at Ball
ston Spa, New York. The deceased was
born August %, 1881 at West Charlton,
New York. On Feb 20, 1856 he was
married to Isabella Anderson Smith,
the couple recently celebrating the ff-
ty-hfth anniversary of their marriage.
Soon after the marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilchrist came to Kenosha where they
resided for twenty-three years. The
deceased was widely known among the
older residents of the city and espec-
tally among the members of the First
Congregational church with which both
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilchrist were actively
connected. They left Kenosha in 1881
and had since made their home at Ball
ston Spa. Henry Jordan received the
announcement of the death of Mr.. Gil
christ this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
MISS COTTnLsELL HERE.


New Secretary of the Associated Char
tiles Comes to Look Over Situation.
Miss Louise Cotterell who is to be-
come permanent secretary of the Ken
osha Associated Charities came to the
city this morning and made short trip
of inspection about the city, She has
just resigned her work as Superinten-
dent of the Central District of the
work of the Associated Charities of
Chicago and she will rest a few weeks
before she takes up the work in Ken
osha. She announced on leaving this
afternoon that she would be ready to
start work in Kenosha the latter part
of March or the first of April. She ex-
poets to find very fertile field for
her labors in Kcnosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
COL. MOSS BEATEN.
Head of Kenosha Factory Fails to De-
feat ''Hinky Dink'' in Primaries.

Col. Leopold Moss, president of the
Marshall Ventilated Mattress company
of this city and widely known among
Kenosha people will not go to the Chi
cago City Council as a representative
of the First Ward of that city. Col.
Moss was the candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination in the first ward
over which Michael Kenna (Hinky
Dink) has reigned for so many years
and he was hopelesSly beaten. Moss
had the support of all the people of
the ward who were opposed to bossism
in politics but at that he was hundreds
of votes behind his more famous OPP
ponent. Many Kenosha people had
taken a great interest in the fight in
the ward on account of the fact that
Col. Moss had been given assurance
that he could defeat Kenna.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

The clouds of dust and dirt flying
on Main street must be causing big
loss to merchants not only in damage
to their goods but in trade. No one
who was caught in one of the dust
clouds blowing up and down the street
all day is going to take chance on
getting caught again unless actually
obliged to and for their own protection
the business men will have to do some
thing to get the street cleaned up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
EVANSTON WOMAN DIES HERE.
Mrs. Anna Dah1n Wife of Evanston
Contractor Died in Kenosha To-day

Mrs. Anna Dahm Wife of Evanston
Contractor Died in Kenosha To-day
Mrs. Anna ,Dahm, aged 80 years wife
of a well known contractor residing at
Evanston, ILL.,, died at the home of
John Betting on Milwaukee avenue at
an early hour this morning after a
short illness from a complication of
pneumonia and heart disease Mrs.
Dahm came to Kenosha some time ago
and had spent some time at the Pen
meyer Sanitarium. Three weeks ago she
went to the home of Mr.. Betting and
on last Saturday she was taken with a
hard cold which rapidly developed into
pneumonia. The remains were taken
to Evanston this afternoon and the flu
neral will be held from the late resi-
dence on Saturday with interment in
the family plat at Crosse Point GENE
terry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
FIGHT OVER A CHILD.
Martin Olson Attempts to Take Little
Boy by Force and is Arrested.

Martin Olson appeared in8 the NUM-
cipal courts this morning charged with
assault and battery, the complaining
witness being his father-in-law, Will
lam Mayer. The trouble arose over
the custody of Edward Olson the two
year old son of the defendant and he
is alleged to have gone to the Mayer
home on Tuesday night and IS claimed
to have attempted to take the child by
force. Mrs Olson on Tuesday started
an action for divorce and her attorney
held that she was entitled to the Gus
tody of the child pending the decision
of the case. Mayer alleged that Olson
threatened to kill both him and his
wife but the court did not regard The
assault as a serious one and Olson was
released on the payment of fine of a
dollar and costs. 1t is understood that
the complaint in the divorce action
will be served today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
SEEK EMPTY HONOR.

John Fl. Wells and Joseph Banaszynsk1
Seek Nomination for Justice of Peace.
Police and Fire Commissioner 10.
seph Banaszynski and John III. Wells
both business men of the north side of
the city have taken out petitions to
secure the democratic nomination as a
candidate for Justice of the Peace and
Notwithstanding the fact that the hon
or is an. empty one the two candidates
promise to make a spirited fight for
the nomination and it is not regarded
as probable that other candidates will
come into the field. The republicans
have not as yet brought out any can
didate for the office of assessor and it
is beginning to look as if the demo
cratic primary would settle the fight
for this Office. NJ. P. Kleist the pres
ent assessor whose term will expire
in May has not taken out petitions for
denomination.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
MAN ADMITS STRIKING BLOW
Vincenzo Kozinski Former Workman
for Knickerbocker Company Alleged
to Have Died From Injuries in
Boarding House Row.
from Saturday g Daily

An interesting story of an alleged
murder which it was declared took
place in a boarding house on the banks
of Powers Lake more than six years
ago and the facts of which never be-
came known to the officials of the coun-
ty was brought out in the Municipal
court this morning in the hearing of an
assault and battery case in which the
state was the plaintiff and Henry Boch-
an the defendant. Bochan was arrest
ed on the complaint of John Buda a
foreigner well known to ice men in the
towns Of Randall and Salem and when
he took the stand in his own defense
he told the story of the death of man
by the name of Vincehzo Kozinski a
former employee of the Knickerbocker
Ice company who is alleged to have
died in ole Of the Chicago hospitals
six years ago. It was declared that he
died from injuries inflicted by Buda
at the Powers lake boarding house.
Bochan asserted that the man who died
had been stabbed with common table
fork and later struck on the head with
beer bottle. He declared that he
was hustled off to a Chicago hospital,
where he died short time later and
the facts in regard to the case had
never been given to the public. Koz-
inski was an Austrian and had been
the special friend Of Bochan. Buda
was called to the stand by Judge Ran
dali and he admitted that he had been
told that Kozinski was dead and that
he had a fight with him in a boarding
house before he was sent to the Chi
cago hospital. Buda declared that at
the time Kozinski was making a dis
turbance in the dining room and that
he put him out Of the place. He de
clared however, that he did not strike
the man with beer bottle or stab him
with fork. Buda said that he had
heard of the death Of the man but he
did not believe that he died as a re
suit of the injuries received. Judge
Randall sought to find from other wit
nesses something in regard to the kill
ing of Kozinski and it was shown that
the facts in regard to the man were
generally known among the ice men
but that they had never been laid be-
fore the officials of the county for in,
vestigatiOn. Bochan declared that
knowing Buda he had feared bodily in
! jury but this defense was not consid-
cred sufficient by the court and he held
Bochan guilty Of assault and fined him
five dollars and costs with an alterna-
/ tive Of sixty days in Jail. 1t is pos
sible that the facts as brought out will
be turned over to the district attorney
but good many years have passed
since the death Of Kozinsl1i and it is
probable that it would be very diff
cult matter to get the facts in the case
There might be the further complica-
ton that Kozinski died in Illinois,
Judge Randall declared that he did not
take a great deal Of stock in the story
Of the alleged murder but that he had
sought to bring out the fullest possible
facts in the matter and that these facts
would be given to the district attorney
if he sought to make any investiga-
ton,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

! The fact that the city maintains one
of the best and most efficient fire de-
partments of any city of its size in the
country does not appear to have much
effect in securing lower insurance rates
but the men who are paying the prem
iums have the small satisfaction Of
knowing that the rates would be even
higher than they are at present if we
did not have the department.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
MRS. EMMA TUCHEL DEAD.
Well Known Young Matron Of the
West Side Died Tuesday Evening.

Mrs. Emma Tuchel, aged 32 years,
wife Of Mike Tuchel and we'll known
young matron Of the west side of the
city died at the family residence on
Rice avenue Tuesday evening after a
long illness from complication of dis
eases. Tbe deceased was native of
Russia but had resided in Kenosha for
many years. She is survived by her
husband and several small children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

Walter Nielsen aged q years, son of
Nels Nielsen the well known black
smith of the town Of Pleasant Prairie
died in the Chicago Union hospital Sun
day evening after short illness from
appendicitis, The young man had been
taken to the hospital only a few days
ago. The remains were brought to
Kenosha today and taken to the Pleas
ant Prairie home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02
The annual masquerade dance of the

The annual masquerade dance of the
Danish Brotherhood was held at &c.
mania Hall on Monday evening and as
in other years it proved to be one of
the biggest events of the kind in Ken
osha. Nearly thousand people were
present at the dance and large ma
iority of the guests we're masked. The
merry romp continued until early morn
inc.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

William Holderness had his right
hand badly lacerated in a rip saw at
the plant of the Balm Wagon company
on Tuesday and viii be kept from work
for many weeks as result of the ac-
cident. The surgeons are hopeful OF
sa*ing the hand but the injury was a
very severe one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

Announcement has been made of the
marriage of George Rebbeck and Miss
Lizzie Ludwig which was celebrated
at the Parish House of St. George
church on Feb. q. The young couple
will have the tardy congratulations of
many friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

Mrs. Anna Knudsen, aged q years
wife of Christian Knudsen, well
known farmer of that town died at the
family residence on Monday after a
long illness from tuberculosis. The fu-
neral will be held from the residence
at two O'Clock Thursday afternoon
with interment at the cemetery at
Truesdell.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

The Knights of Columbus entertain
ed their LADY friends at the annual
fancy dress party at the council hall
on Monday evening the event proving
very ENJOYABLE one. More than two
hundred guests attended the party.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

Police and Fire Commissioner Jo-
seph Banaszvnski has announced that
he is not to be a candidate for Justice
of the Peace on the democratic tick
ct. He declared that he was very
thankful to his friends for circulating
the petition but that he had no idea of
seeking the Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

In the league basket ball games play
ed at the Y. M. C. A. on Tuesday the
Ringers defeated the Rollers by a sin
sic basket in extra time, the Rangers
defeated the Reds by score Of to 6
and the Rovers defeated the Ramblers
by a score of "a to s.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

The will of the late Alois Meissner
has been filed for probate in the coun-
ty court, The petition values the es-
tate at S., 400 and the widow Mrs. Am
ALA Meissner is named as sole heir.
N. j. Werner is named as executor of
the will.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

Judge SIosson has made an order
setting the hearing on the admission
to probate of the will of the late Caro-
line Durhee for April 4. At that time
it is expected that the contest against
the admission of the viii will mterial-
iZe
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

The dog prisoners were busy Friday
and Saturday, three more valuable
house pets being killed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

Mr.. and Mrs. William DeBerge are
rejoicing over the. birth Of a new
daughter The little girl arrived this
morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

Turnkey Nicholas Fonk of the coun-
tv jail transacted legal business at
Madison on Tuesday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

Morris Albers was called to Grand
Haven, Mich, on Friday evening on ac-
count of ths death of his sister.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-02

The Sunbeam class of the Sunday
school of the First Baptist church has
contributed s. toward the fund of the
Kenosha hospital