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The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
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Stepping into small restaurant. q
grouchy old man demande,. of the
waiter certain piece Of meat he had
in the show window.
But" said the waiter. "we"-
"No buts," replied the old man. "You
bring me what l ask for or won't get
anything here at ALL"
Rather than lose a customer, the
waiter did as he was told and, getting
the piece of meat, took it back to be
cooked After long wait the meat
was brought to the customer. who. in
stead of thanking the waiter. said
Look here, young man. what is the
matter with this meat?"
Nothing is the matter with it, sir
except that the paint on it has formed
q few blisters from the heat"
"Why. what do you mean by thatY
asked the old man.
simply this" replied the waiter
'Those pieces Of meat you saw in the
window were not made to eat. They
were made for advertising purposes
but you insisted. sir. upon having one
Of 'em."-Philadelphia Times.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
The Stork's Lazy House Building.

The most interesting sight in the
Rotterdam zoo was the stork, whose
nest is set high on pinnacle of the
buffalo house. He was building in
the leisurely style Of the British work.
ingman. He would negligently de-
scend from the heavens with a stick
This he would lay on the fabric and
then carefully perform his toilet, look.
ing round and down all the time to
see that every one else was busy.
Whenever his eye lighted on toddling
child or a perambulator it visibly
frightened. "My true work" he seem
ed to say. "This nest building is mere
bypaths Of industry" After drinking
and overlooking and congratulating
himself thus for a few minutes he
would stroll off over the housetops for
another stick. He was unquestionably
a king Of the garden.-Lucas in "A
Wanderer In Holland"
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
Safety Valves OF the World.

Terrific as are the forces OF volcanic
action, they have served and do yet
serve their ordained purpose in the
magnificent scheme Of cOsmic develop
ment Volcanoes form natural vent
for the pentup internal forces result
ing from the slow cooling and consoli-
dation Of the earth's mass. They act
as the safety valves Of the world, with
out which the crust of the earth would
in all probability burst with explosive
force and with a resulting cataclysm
appalling to contemplate. Volcanoes
tend, in fact, to maintain the normal
stable equilibrium between the interior
and the outer surface of the world.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
NapoIeon's Custodian at st. Helena

Napoleon's Custodian at st. Helena.
Sir Hudson Lowe. the man appoint
ed by England to be the custodian OF
the emperor, arrived at st. Helena on
April IA, 1916. His appearance was
not prepossessing. He was extraordi
narily thin, with stiff carriage. He
had long. bony face blotched with red
and scanty hair of a dirty yellow color
His hollow eyes cleaned under thick
reddish eyebrows. but were furtive
and restless, never looking straight al
any one save by stealth.
THAT is a bad man." declared Ma.
poleon when he had seen him. "His
eye rs he examined me was like q
hyena's caught in trap"
Ee really resembled this horrid, sly
animal in it's walk as we'll as in hair
and eyes. He never sat down when he
was talking. but swung about hesitat
ingly and with abrupt jerks.-Stokoe
with Napoleon at st. Helena"
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
Stronu Hold.

Bill-Experiments with thousands Of
subjects have shown that the average
man attains his maximum strength in
his thirty-first year.
Jill-A woman's strong age is twenty.
eight. suppose.
"Why?"
Haven't you noticed how they hold
on to itT'-Yonkers Statesman.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
Dodqinq lndiaestion

Hoax-Sillicus was engaged to an
heiress. / wonder why he broke it off Z?
Joax-He had an attack Of indigestion,
and the doctor told him to avoid all
rich things.-Philadelphi Record.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
He Was Dense.

Blobbs-When she wasn't looking I
kissed her. Slobbs-What did she do?
Blobbs-Refused to look at me for the
'est OF the evening.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
A Richer Strike

rs it true that Nlaude refused a
man worth a million?'
1T is"
WAS she crazy or in love?'
Neither. She accepted a man worth
two milliOns."-Boston Transcript.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-16
Spiteful.

SpitefuI.
"Why do you hate himY'
"He has been knocking me to the
girl 60 with"
"What did he tell herr"
What my salary is."-Houston Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02

one of her regular visits to the prison
Koch announced to her that he was
planning to seek a full pardon from the
governor. Koch insisted that his wife
could aid him materially in getting his
pardon by coming to Kenosha and set.
ting before the world that hers had
been all the fault and that he acted
only on her suggestion. The young
woman was crushed by the demand of
her husband that she take upon herself
the responsibility for his crimes and
circulate petitions among her friends
with a view of securing his release.
She choked back her sobs and left the
prison, but the same night she resigned
Ter place as waitress and returned to
kenosha and at once demanded that
the action for divorce be given as early
a hearing as possible.
The young divorce is not yet TWEEN
ty years of age. She has not as yet
entirely recovered her health which
was ruined by the terrible treatment
accorded her by her husband.
1t is probable that Koch will serve
the full limit of his sentence in the
state prison as none of the officials of
the county connected with the trial
have. any desire to ask the governor to
show him any clemency.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02
MORGAN TELLS HIS STORY.
Man Missing for IS Years Believed
Kenosha Daughter Was Dead.

Albert Morgan, who returned to Ke.
nosha on Monday after being lost to
the members of his family for a period
of more than twenty-six years, has Civ
en- out the story Of his wanderings and
his reasons for not communicating with
his daughter, Mrs. Charles Kimball. It
seems that just before Morgan left Ra-
cine in April 1885 Mrs. Eimball had
been very i'll and a letter had been
sent to the father urging him to come
to Kenosha if he desired to see bis
daughter alive again. Morgan did not
get this letter until months after It
was mailed and then believing that his
daughter was dead he left Racine and
went to Ohio. For eight years he work
ed in Dayton after which he went to
Texas and finally he drifted into New
Orleans and later decided to return to
Milwaukee where he found his brother
and from him learned that his daughter
was still living. Morgan has been
working as hotel clerk and has a
modest little competency to provide for
his declining years. He will probably
make his horne with his brother in Mil
waukee with view of spending much
of his time with Mrs. Kimball in
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02
Saloon Keepers Are Going
to Cut Down the Sizes
of Beer Glasses
BREWERS TO ADVANCE PRICES

Beer is to become a luxury and the
person who lays FIVE cents on the bar
and expects to be given a "schooner
of beer will be surprised when he sees
the "schnitto which the bartender
win give. There will be no more
tubs given to the thirsty ones who
enter saloons and the price of stems
of beer may be increased from ten to
fifteen cents.
The saloonkeepers viii not throw
way the "schooners or "tubs'' for
some time, but they are going to do so
as the price of beer is to be advanced
by the brewing companies and the con-
sumers are to be the sufferers. AS a
result, probably the waterwagons will
be in great demand Hops are caus-
ing all of the trouble and the proposed
increased price of barrels of beer.
The hop crop is small this year, not
much more than half of last year IS
production. Consequently the price of
beer to the retailer must be increased
not less than 80 cents barrel. Action
is soon expected by the brewing COM
panies, it being claimed that they can
not get away from raising the price
of beer. The barley situation is attri-
buted to the defeat of Canadian reci-
procity legislation. The duty on Cana
dian barley now is twelve cents per
hundred.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02
GOING TO meet HER PARENTS
Child Had Caught on the Wagon With
out the knowledge of John Moran
Who Was in Charge of it.-Skull
Fractured by Wheel.

Anna Salenske, aged six years; a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Salem.
ske Of the town of Somers, met death
in an unusual manner late Thursday
afternoon when she fell from wagon
in such way that she was thrown
under one of the wheels. The wheels
of the wagon passed over the head
of the child fracturing her skull and
she died a few minutes after she had
cident.
The father and mother Of the little
girl are employed on the farm of Will
liam Gross near the village of Berry
vile and they were engaged in aiding
in the hravest Of the beet and cab
bage crop. The Salenske family lived
half q mile from the Gross home and
the little girl had attended the district
school during the day and after re-
turning home with other children had
started to go over to the Gross farm
in order that she might walk home
with her father and mother. John
Moran was hauling beets along the
road and the little girl unknown to
Moran had come up behind the wagon
and had caught hold of the bottom of
the box and was swinging along the
road. Moran had no intimation Of the
danger of the child until he felt the
wheel strike her head. He jumped off
the box only to find the child S head
crushed. He picked up the bleeding
form and carried it to the Gross home,
but the child died before her father
and mother could be summoned from
the fields.
Moran declares that he had seen the
little girl playing along the road, but
he had paid little attention to her and
did not even know that she had follow
led the wagon. The wagon was loaded
with more than a ton of sugar beets
and the head of the little girl was
terribly crushed.
The father and mother Of the child
were both Frustrated when they heard
of the fatal accident. The remains of
the little girl were taken to the strick-
en- home and Coroner II. j. Stanton
was called to make an investigation.
The facts showed so clearly that the
death of the child had been an acct
dent that the coroner held that an in.
quest would not be necessary.
The Salenske family formerly lived
in Racine and they removed to Somers
at the opening of the beet season. The
funeral will be held from the Berry
vile church on Saturday afternoon and
the remains will be taken to Racine
for interment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02
NAMES JOHN PERKINS
Well Known Grocer to Sue
coed George Hale as Dep
uty Collector of Port
GETS COMMISSION ON FRIDAY.

John E. Perkins, member Of the well
known firm of Perkins Brothers, was
named as deputy collector of the port
of Kenosha by Collector of Customs,
G.. Edward Schultz of Milwaukee. Mr..
Perkins received his commission on
Friday afternoon and is now in active
discharge Of his duties.
The appointment of Mr.. Perkins was
made on the recommendation of Cor
gresham H. A. Cooper of Racine and
it is one that is entirely satisfactory
to the people of the city. George Lee
Roy Hale, the son of the former collec-
tor, declared on Friday that he would
Withdraw in. favor Of Mr.. Perkins.
There are few more popular men in
Kenosha than the new deputy collec-
tor. He has been actively connected
with the business interests of the city
for the past ten years and in that time
he has been considered a leader.
The appointment. came as a surprise
to the new deputy and, it was not until
after he had received his commission
that he knew than any movement had
been maize to have him appointed. He
at once took the oath of Office and the
commission has been forwarded to
Washington to be ratified by the de-
partment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02
HOLD EXAMINATION NOV. 18TH,
Candidates for City sealer Position to
be Examined by State Commission.

County Clerk Russell H. Jones has
received notice from the state civil
service commission that an examination
will be held in this city on November
18th to select candidates for the posi-
ton of city sealer of weights and
measures and at that time all candi-
dates for the Office will be expected
to take the examination. The two an
,pications fled at Madison at present
are from Carl Starr and Frank L.
jackson, but it is expected that there
viii De q number of other applications
before the examination is held. Under
the law the city council must fix the
salary for the Office and after the
salary is fixed the appointment is to
be made by the mayor from a certified
list of ehgibles FURNISHED to him by
the state commission. 1t is expected
that the official will begin the duties of
his Office about the first Of December.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02
TAFT is IN NO HURRY
President Will Name Judge
Quarles' Successor on His
Return to Washington
CANDIDATES CONTINUE BUSY

President Taft viii not appoint a
Judge of the federal court for the east
ern district of Wisconsin, made vacant
by the death Of Judge Joseph v.
Quarles, until he returns to Washing
ton next month, so that the candidates
for the position will not know the result
of their campaigns until that time.
Judge h. B. Belden Of Racine, who
is a candidate for the position, has re-
ceived endorsements from throughout
the state and letters have been sent to
President Taft urging the appointment
of the Racine jurist. Another strong
candidate for the position is Congress
man Davidson, who has been strong
supporter of William II. Taft since his
election to the presidency. Milwaukee
men are using every effort to have a
man from that city named to the posi-
ton, which Judge Quarles held for sew
eral years.
When President Taft returns to
Washington next month, not the least
of his labors will be the filing of judi
cial vacancies which have arisen since
the adjournment of congress in August.
While the slate which Mr.. Taft must
write next winter will not be so i'm
portant nor so lengthy as that of last
year, there are enough vacancies to
make it certain that the president will
devote much of his attention to such
appointments.
There is practically no chance now
that a successor to the. late Justice
Harlan win be selected by the presi-
dent until he reaches Washington. It
has been said that Mr. Taft has given
no consideration at all as to successor
to Jutice Harlan. He has received
many suggestions from all over the
country as TO how he should fill the
vacant place on the supreme bench, and
many names, including those of Attor-
ney General Wickersham, Solicitor Cen
eral Lehman and several others, promi-
nent in public life, have been mention.
ed It was said that the president has
determined not to take up the supreme
court vacancy until after congress
meets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02
WILL HOLD PROPERTY
Order from Rome Affects
Titles of Property Held by
Various Catholic Parishes
TO INCORPORATE CHURCHES

New orders emanating from Rome
with regard to the holding of title to
church property, hitherto vested in the
Catholic bishop of Milwaukee for this
disocese, dissolve this combination, af-
fecting extensive church property in
Kenosha county and along north shore
and place title to all properties III
the local church parishes
The order was first made public
down east and an eastern paper com
ments on it is as follows;
Catholic church authorities in Penn
sylvania have just received from Rome
an important ruling involving the form
of title under which church property &C
that state may hereafter be held.
The new order takes from the presid-
ing bishop of the diocese authority to
have the church properties held in their
own names, and directs that the title
be held by separate corporations in the
individual churches of which at least
two layfnen shall be members.
This ruling follows closely recent
decision of the Pennsylvania supreme
court, which held that the custom of
Catholic church property being held in
the name of the head of the diocese is
against the state law, which expressly
forbids such trusteeship.
Of the. various methods of holding
and administering ecclesiastical prop
erty in the United States, says the rul-
ing, the Sacred Congp egation of the
Council prefers that which is known as
the parish corporation; but it must be
of the same form as that which exists
in New York state. Bishops are order
ed by this decision to introduce imme
diately into their dioceses this method
of holding church property, provided
tho law in the state permits it, And
if such a law does not exist, they should
ask to have it enacted.
In states in which the civil law does
not permit property to be held as a
parish corporation, then the title may
be vested for the present in the ordi-
nary as corporation sole, on condition
however, that the ordinary, in admin
istration Of all ecclesiastical property
shall first hear the persons interested
and the diocesan consultors and in
affairs of great moment he must have
the consent of both these bodies. The
ordinary is obliged in conscience to
follow these instructions.
The method of holding ecclesiastical
property known as fee simple must be
entirely abolished.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02
proves LOYALTY At NAuPUN
Worked as a Waitress in the Prison
City to Give the Husband Comforts
but Revolts When Asked to Take
Blame for His Crime.

The last chapter of the sordid and
revolving story of the marriage rela-
tons of Albert Koca and his child
wife Alma Kenewig Koch, was written
in the municipal court this morning
when Judge Randall handed down
formal decree of divorce to the wife.
The hearing of the case took place in
the municipal court some days ago and
it was held so quietly that all facts III
connection with it were kept hidden
until after the formal decree had been
handed down and the wife of the man,
who is now serving three year term
in the state prison at Waupun after
pleading guilty to deliberately selling
his wife into life of shame, had been
relieved of farther bearing his name.
Under the decree the wife is given the
right to assume her maiden name of
Alma Kenewig.
The Koch story has proven the most
sensational ever tried in the local courts
and one of the features of the story
was the loyalty shown to Koch by his
child wife. The stories Of the treat
ment that had been accorded to the
little woman were of such revolving
nature as to make them impossible to be
printed, but she suffered all in silence
and with the romantic nature of
school girl she even sought to shield
and protect the man who had so hitter
ly wronged her.
After Koch had pleaded guilty to the
charges made against him his wife
brought an action for divorce, but later
this was held in allegiance and once
more lured by fancied loyalty to the
man who had given her his name only
TO bring her into deepest disgrace the
child wife practically allowed the com
plant TO be withdrawn and then with
money she had earned she went to
Waupun where her husband was incar-
cerated and working as waitress in
a restaurant she secured money enough
to provide Koch with delicacies. She
was at the prison every time that she
could be permitted to see the man and
did everything in her power to make
his prison life more bearable.
But the time came when her loyalty
was shaken and that was when after
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02

Rhoades has enabled Missoula to steal
a march on North Yakima or some
other fruit growing section of the Pa
cific northwest. When we left Bis
marck our destination was North Va
kima and the coast. had about made
UP my mind to invest in fruit land in
the vicinity of that city. BY a happy
chance stopped off at Missoula and
by great good fortune I was soon
shown what I considered the finest
matured orchard have ever inspected.
I had seen enough and decided to go
no further. The price of $1,000 an
acre may seem stiff to some people
who are unaware Of the value Of good
fruit land, but not to me. / think my
buy is snap at that price. Why, I've
seen fruit land farther west that they
were asking two and three times as
much for that won't begin to compare
with the Lucas place in any essential
particular.
There are a lot OF people back in
Bismarck who have about made up
their minds to leave a one-crop coun-
try and come to the country OF
diversified agricultural and mineral
resources. Watch me start a STAN
pede for the Missoula country when
return. If big migration this way
doesn't result, / miss my guess. be-
lieve there's q station just beyond
here, the name Of which is strongly
suggestive Of the blissful realms of
the hereafter. So won't be exagger-
ating things at all when tell my old
friends that / expect to spend the rest
OF my life next door TO Paradise.
"The climate beats anything ever
saw. Just how I managed to exist so
many years in the extreme heat and
cold of North Dakota is something
can't fathom when realize how pleas
ant life must be in this favored sec
ton. ! guess Mrs. Laurent had q
great deal to do with t."
Charles e. Luces, tbs owner Of the
ranch. disposed Of the property only
because OF Ill health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-02
ONLY FIVE MEN AT WORK.
City Engineer May Employ Men to
Work on Open Ditch on Trunk Sewer,


City Engineer August Baltzer went
to Chicago this morning with blood in
his eye looking for the Cleary, White,
Newman Company and he has declared
that he viii so out and employ men
to take care Of the open ditch work
OF the trunk sewer tomorrow if the
company does not put a sufficient force
of men at work to continue the sewer.
The engineer stated this morning that
but fiveSmen were employed in the open
ditch where the company had formerly
employed between thirty and forty
men. He was armed with a formal no
tice to be served on the contractors
when he left for Chicago With this
force of men it would be impossible
under the opinion of the engineer for
the contractors to complete the work
in six months. The contract gives the
city engineer the right to employ ad-
ditional men when the work is not GO
ing along satisfactorily. It is prob.
able that one of the contractors will
come to Kcnosha this evening in an
effort to reach some settlement Of the
trouble. -