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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
CIVIL SERVICE BEST
State Civil Service Commiss-
ion Has Big Advantage
Over Political Pull.
MANY men RETAIN OFFICES

That the tenure Of Office is more
secure under the civil service than
under the. politically appointive sys-
tenn is brought out plainly in the
annual report of the state civil service
commission just filed with the Cover.
nor The commission shows that under
civil service the newly elected officers
in 1907 and 1909 obtained practically
all their employees from the competi-
tive class. The principal changes af-
fected were Of persons in the exempt
class. Of III persons employed in
1904, before the civil service law went
into effect, only twenty-eight were
holdoyers,o The percentage of hold
overs between 1900 and 1904 under the
political system was 21.32 per cent, as
compared with 41.36 per cent for the
period of 19O6-1910.
Several departments of state gov
eminent are analysed to show the eff,
fects Of political change. In the Office
Of the secretary Of state in 1894 TWEEN
ty-three persons were employed. Of
these, seventeen were not on the pay
roll in 1890. The report for the same
year shows that all engineers and
firemen who were in the service in
1890 went out, and that six new engi-
neers and fremen were employed; all
carpenters, painters and policemen
went out. In the departments of the
superintendent of public property and
of all elective officers, including the
department of the insurance commits
sioner, attorney general and state
treasurer, there was a clean sweep.
Ten names on the payroll of the
state treasurer in 1891 were not on the
payroll in 1894. Seven persons en-
ployed in the Office of the state super
intendent left the service in 1891, and
seven others took their places. This
was clean sweep.
OF twenty-five persons on the pay
roll of the secretary of state in 1896,
only one name appeared on 1.-The pay
roll in 1894. Of nine names on the
payroll of the state treasurer in 1896,
eight persons went out.
In 1903 the newly elected state su-
perintendent displaced the first assist
ant all four school inspectors, the
library clerk and one stenographer.
Of fourteen names on the payroll of
the state treasurer inn19oo. only two
were employed in 1896. OF twenty
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

Some of these people finally gave, up
and spent the evening in the hotels
waiting for the return train to Chica-
go. Police officers were powerless to
protect the holders of tickets for the
building was packed beyond its capa-
city long before the fights were well
under way. Frenzied fans on the out
side broke the windows of the build
ing and hurled stones and bricks into
the ain hall on account of their dis
lar ant The poll repeatedly
usea their clubs on the crowd in an
effort to break up the yelling mobs.
1t was great gathering of digni-
taries of the fight game
Pretty nearly every one in Chicago
connected with the game came up for
the fight and in the crowd of 1900
which came on the three special trains
were many men high in position.
Chief of Police McWeeney and States
Attorney Maclay Hoyne of Chicago.
were among the closest at the ring
side. Al Bloom, Judge Mahoney, w.
j. Q 'Brien, Fred Lincoln, John Nash,
Ben Enright, E. j. Magerstadt, Paddy
Grimes, Charles Joyce, Judge Wade,
George Ballard, AID Magnus and party
from st. Louis, Billy Murray, Jimmy
| Moran, who has travelled over the
world to see Mcfarland fight; Charles
Barry, Larry McGill, Pat O'Ma1ley,
Nate Lewis, Joe Tinker and Charley
White were at the ringside.
The first preliminary, four round
bout between Nate Kolb and Shrimp
Schneir, 115 pound exponents, was put
on at 1881. Kolb stopped schneir in
the second round, after both boys had
! scored several knockdowns.
Jimmy Sweeney of Chicago, knock
ed out Young Price of Milwaukee in
the third round of what was to be a
six round second preliminary. Price IS
left eye was entirely closed.
In the semi-windup Jimmy Walsh
Of England and Pete Krust went to
an eight round slow draw Walsh
waited for Krust and let the Chicago
boy swing, each time landing a
straight punch. Krust was willing and
forced the lighting most of the way,
but he lacked the cleverness and
back hard and strong in the last round
Of the fight and made good impress
sion, but he missed many of his blows.
In this round Krust staggered Walsh
with right swing to the nose, but
he was so tired he could not finish his
adversary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

1t had 500 in cash, $146 in drafts and
$77 in notes.
Alderman James Filbin was in the
limelight as he lost his overcoat and
a check book while crowding into the
building. He thought he had the man
spotted and went to Chicago on the
special train in an effort to recover
the coat. When he got back home
this morning he found the coat at a
local hotel. One of his friends had
been keeping it for him.
Before the fight trains had pulled
out of Kenosha several suspects were
picked up but nothing was found on
them. The Chicago police also pick
ed up a bunch of old offenders when
the train pulled into Chicago, but SO
far as has been learned nothing was
found on them TO connect them with
the thievery in Kenosha.
Chief Of Police O'Hare declared
this morning that the crowd at the
boxing show was the worst that he
had ever handled in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
GREAT MOB WITNESSES BOUTS
Crowds at Boxing Show so Large That
Police and Firemen Find it Imposs-
ible to Handle Them. Main Bout an
Easy Thing foy Mcfarland.

Packey Mcfarland and his astute
manager Emil Thiery got away with
another roll of fkale" in Kenosha
on Monday night when the Chicago
stock yards champion outpointed and
out generated Eddie Murphy of Bos-
ton in ten round bout at the Coli
scum before a wild mob of yelling
fans. AS had been forecasted it was
an easy piece of money for Packey
and his manager and Murphy was beat
en- about the ring for ten rounds in
a way that left absolutely no doubt
as to the superiority of the Chicago
fighter But Murphy showed one thing
and that was that he was game. His
gameness was apparent all the way
and man with less nerve would have
gone down and out before the on
slaughts of Mcfarland in the last
round. Murphy went to the canvas
and was groggy, but Mcfarland could
not land a punch to put him away
Murphy never was a match for Nc
Farland and only in one round did he
show flash of form that entitled him
IL gs6 in the ring with the stock yards
.sa In the sixth round he managed
: send right hook to- the jaw which
staggered Mcfarland.
The fight was the biggest thing from
box Office standpoint ever seen il
Kenosha or Wisconsin. The manage
ment packed people into the Coliseum
just as long as they could get a mar
in or at least until the chief of the fir,
department closed the box office win
dow and then crowd of more thar
thousand people fought about thu
entrance in an effort to get standing
room. Men tainted in the crowd ant
had to be carried out, others wer
trampled on and there was a score O
knockdowns in the crowd on tn
outside. Many people who had ticket
fought for admittance to the Coliseum
.irst before the main bout started, bu
they were unable to get to the door
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
THIEVES WORK HERE
Pickpockets Reap a Harvest
i'm Crowds That Came for
the Boxing Show.
BROOK YIN man is HARD HIT
Alderman James Filbin of the Fourth
Ward Loses His Overcoat in the Crowd
and Follows Man to Chicago Coat is
Found at Hotel Here.


Kenosha had carnival Of crime as
well as a boxing match on Monday
night and while there were a lot of
distinguished people came up from
Chicago there seems to have been a
lot of the slick gentry came with them
and reports brought to the police to-
day indicate that the gentry was de-
cidedly busy at the boxing exhibition
and in the crowds which thronged the
street in front Of the Coliseum. Brok-
en- hats and bruised heads were plen-
tiful as a result of the workings of
the gang but some of the men went
back to Chicago with broken pocket
books while others went back without
any pocket books at all.
The pick pockets must have had a
considerable of harvest for after the
tumult and the shouting died and the
crowd had departed the police picked
up six leather purses in the street in
front of the big building. The purses
looked as if they might have been fat
at some. time but the contents were
missing when they reached the hands
of the police. One man reported that
he was robbed on a street car, an
other claimed that his trouser pocket
had been literally cut out by the pick
pockets and it is probable that there
were scores of others who lost bur
said nothing.
The, heaviest loss to be reported was
byWMarcus Kellermann, "a business MAJ
Of Brooklyn, New York. He lost 8
purse containing money and valuablel
to the amount of more than 5000. He
had the leather wallet in a safety
poe keith his trousers pocket, but il
the jam at the door he felt the mar
reach into his pocket and take hi:
money He made an effort to get il
but in the mob the man found it easy
to duck down under the feet Of the
crowds and escape. Kellermann hur
.ried to the police and kilograms were
sent out to stcp the payment Of
! checks and drafts in the pocket book
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

three names on the payroll Of the sec
rotary of state in 1900, only seven
were employed in 1896.
Secretary F. E. Doty shows the
comparatively daily cost of legislative
employees in nine states, and that
Wisconsin ranks the lowest, spend
ing 1913. For the same work Iowa
paid $564.62. Oregon $6s573, Minneso-
ia $718.69, Illinois $891.47, California
$998.50. Pennsylvania, SLIP, and
Maryland SLIP. Of these states
Wisconsin is the only one under civil
service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

The Christmas number of tfThe
Spy" the Kenosha high school publ
cation. was issued on Friday and it is
about the niftiest little publication
ever issued by any high school in Wis
consin. The editors have reason to
be proud Of the issue
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

In the circuit court this morning
Judge Belden declared a cash bond Of
$500 forfeit. The bond had been Civ
en- by Genar Covallo, a man held on
charges of attempted murder Coval-
10 is the man who terrorized Main
street some time ago and fired num-
Der of shots at . police officer He
fed from the jurisdiction of the court
shortly after the preliminary hearing
and is now said to be in Italy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19
PLAN FOR ICE SEASON.
Big Chicago Ice Companies Getting
Ready for Annual Harvest.

Big Chicago Ice Companies Getting
Ready for Annual Harvest
Big gangs of workmen have been
sent out by the Chicago ice companies
to get the houses in Kenosha county
in readiness for the annual harvest.
The boarding houses are being re-
opened and they will be ready for the
big army of ice harvesters just as soon
as the weather gets cold enough
to make ice cutting possible. Sew
eral of the houses have been en-
larged during the summer months and
it is expected that fully one third of
the Chicago ice supply will be cut in
this county this year. The supply of
ice for local companies will be har-
vested at Twin Lakes as in other
years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

Charles J. Donnelly, better known
to the fight game as kid Donnelly,
the former featherweight champion, is
spending couple of days in Kenosha.
Donnelly is having lot of fun re-
calling the days of real sport and his
visit is of unusual interest to the Ke-
nosha fight fans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

A. G. Pacey former chairman of the
county board. has been taken from his
home in Wilmot to the hospital in
Burlington. He is suffering from a
disease of the kidneys and his csnai-
ton is regarded as critical.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-19

Want Ads Bring Results.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17

Grin Mccoy, Home ............ .o2
". N. Kline. Home 3.74
And. Stangel, Leavenworth 80. IS
NJ. ]. Lenzen, Leavenworth 4.19
y. E. Talbot, Prairieville ....... 1856
George Brandt, Stately s....... ZIG
~. NJ. Mittelstadt, Stately $500. 1.95
Aug. Fischer, Sigel ........... III
Jos. Pelzel, Sigel 80. = 80 IA
|Ferd. Puengel Est, Milford 80. 600
Fred. Haas, Milford .......... 10
A. H. Meyer, Stark ............ 3.13
Cs F. w. Mellenthin, Mulligan. IA
Carl FRANKIE, Mulligan ........ 81
w. L. Cartwright, Mulligan.... LBS
George Suess, Mulligan ........ LOS
Tuesday morning the board pre-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17
Minnesota Seed Company to Build
Addition.

The Minnesota Seed Company has
had . very prosperous year, and :6nds
ii necessary to enlarge ito plsnt in
order TO handle it, increasing bust.
ness. Il has therefore been decided
to put up three story with basement
addition at the rear Of tho present
building. The addition will measure
50x85 and will be . concrete and frame
structure sheeted with galvanized iron.
It will be used for storage and seed
corn purposes. Prospects for large
corn crop are very promising at pres.
emit and it 10 expected that the Seed
Company will do large volume Of
business during the coming season.
The contract for the work has not
yet been let nor are the plans fully
complete but work on the addition
will be begun promptly in order to
have the building ready for use this
fall.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17
" BROWN COUNTY NINNEsOTA, WEDNESDAY, JULY H. 1872

quarter Of . century, be vas no
politician. He was retained in Office,
becsuss the people liked him and
because they esteemed and respected
him for the sterling qualities Of his
manhood.
He was . loving husband and .
kind and indulgent father. He was
charitable without ostentation and
ever ready TO- be Of service. 70 his
friends and neighbors. He brought
up in his homo not only two of his
grandchildren, but another child to
which he was in no way related.
He minded his own business and to
dc good was his religion. OF him II
can we'll be said that truly good
man has gone to his reward. At the
time OF his death he was q member Of
the Unitarian Church Of Hanska, and
this church was the only organizatio
that he ever became affiliated with.
Funeral obsequies were held from
his late home Tuesday afternoon
Rev. Amsnius f.. Norman of thu
Hsnsks Unitsrisn Church paid him 9
glowing tribute. "A qusrtette and
Mrs. N. J. Ouren rendered appropriate
song selections. His remains wer<
laid to rest in the City Cemetery.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17
DEFENDER OF NEW ULM PASSES
8 AWAY
Captain Sylvester A. George Sue
cumbs to Lingering Illness


Capt. Sylvester A. George answered
Deaths summons Thursday night
shortly after II O'Clock. He had been
in failing health for over year and
the ailment which had fastened itself
upon him snd from which be was
destined not to recover, was painful In
the extreme. But he was patient
through it all and faced the Inevitable
without fear or misgiving. Altho the
members of his family and his friends
realize that death came to him % q
friend and relieved him from untold
suffering, nevertheless they grieve
that he was not spared them q few
years longer. ~. -.
The deceased wss born in Gardiner,
Maine, Feb. IA, 1888, and WAS "A
years old when he passed away. He
grew to manhood In his home state
and when President L,ncoln's call fol-
volunteers came be was one OF the first
TO offer his services to his country
He vas commissioned First Lieutenant
in the First Maine Regiment and saw
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17
Assistant Postmasters to Meet
Here.

The fifth annual convention of the
Minnesota State Association OF
Assistant Postmssters will be held In
New Ulm next Tuesday. The head
qusrters of the ASCOT alton will be at
the Dakota House and the sessions
will be held st Turner Hall Club
Rooms. ,....
DR.. L. A. Fritsche - Mayor will
give the address OF welcome to which
Pres. Nelson of the Association will
respond. The Report and Appoint
ment of Committees will be followed
by an address by Postmaster Liesch
The afternoon program will consis
of the discussion of various topics
and election of officers and after ad
journment the visitors will be treated
to auto rides about the city followed
by a banquet at Turner Hall. About
thirty Assistant Postmasters ar
expected to be in attendance.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17
Machine Gun Company for New
Ulm.

Col. A. w. Wright of the End Regt.
has written L. G.. Vogel to the effect
that New Ulm will be given q ma
chine gun company of the Reg't. if a
sufficient number OF men to form the
company can be mustered in within
the next ten days. 1t is desired to
have the men fully equipped in time to
participate in the Sparta encampment
August 9Th. The number of men
required is As. There 10 one machine
gun company to each regiment and
four guns 70 . company. II will be
necessary to take prompt action il
Nev Ulm IL to have this distinction.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17
Ladies Auxiliary.

A meeting of all the ladies whose
parents resided in New Ulm at the
time of the Indian Massacre and prior
thereto, is called for next Sunday
afternoon July 2lst at two O'Clock at
the Turner Hall Club Rooms for the
purpose of organizing Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Junior Pioneers
which is to assist the Celebration
Committee In making the Home
Coming Week : success. Every one
eligible to join 10 cordially invited to
be present. A committee of Junior
Pioneers who will be only too glad to
answer oil questions that may be asked
will DO present to assist in the or
ganizstion Of the Auxiliary.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17
Prof. Bliefernicht to Retire From
d. NJ. L. College.

It may interest our readers to learn
OF the selection of Prof. E. r. Bliefer.
NIGHT % IN instructor of the North.
western College Of Wstertown, Wis.
The following clipping WAS received
by 10 the other day giving this in.
formation: r....
'prof. Edmund Bliefernicht of the
Lutheran seminary of New Ulm'
Mimi, and formerly Of this city, has
been appointed to fill the. vacancy left
by DR.. F. w. A. Notz, retired, ct the
Northwestern college. The Rev.
Herman Gieschen Of Wsuwatoss has
received the call to I'LL the vacancy
left ay Prof. M. Spreneline, who will
60 to Harvard university % On In
structor. They will teach the ancient
languages. The above appointments
we're made at . meeting OF the board
of regents held in Milwaukee Tuesday
July 9, of which Willtap Gorder, ST..
Fred Gsmm and John schlueter o
this city are members"
Without doubt, Prof. Bliefernich
will accept tho position rendered hin
and that will mean his early retiremen
from the local institution with which
he has been connected for some years
His departure will be sorely regretted
not only by the local faculty, the large
student body who fairly idolized him
but also by the citizens in general who
who respected him for his hiRf
qualities and his good citizenship
What is our loss, is the Northwestern
Colleges gain.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17
A Chapter Of Accidents.

r. D. Lille met with . most serious
mishsp last Saturday evening.
was engaged in helping 10 unloadA
load Of hay and was working with.s
hay carrier when the rope broke. Ne.
Lille lost bis bslsnce and fell from
the load head foremost to the ground.
The bones OF both arms we're fractured
at the wrist and the right arm had =
second fracture while the left elbow
was dislocated. At present Mr.. Lillis
is comfortable and expects to- recover
rapidly. Ne
Jesse Olson, the 10 year OLD son q
AL. Olson, broke one Of the smallls
bones Of his right arn last veel -
and hiS brother Richard ~ Visiting
their uncle, Dr.. Olson atsN ioollet. and
we're playing in tho lumber yard at
that place. Jesse stepped on pile of
lumber and in some way fell 90 that
his weight broke the bone near the
wrist. He is getting along nicely
however, and no Bad results ore ex-
pected. " -,
Joseph F. Groebner, whe recently
had the bad luck to break one Of his
ribe in q fall, has recovered sufficiently
to be up and around. He will not be
able, however, to do heavy work for
several weeks.
Last Thursday afternoon Alma the
little daughter of Otto Moll of Milford
was playing about the yard when she
met with q serious and painful acct.
dent. A grindstone fell over on her,
the shaft of the wheel striking her just
above the ear and penetrating to the
bone. It also tore the ear loose and
it was necessary to take several
stitches in it. The little one is re-
covering nicely at present.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17

The farm home of Louis E. Arhart
was visited by some tramp or other
person with light fingers and an
empty stomach on the Fourth Of July
while the family were attending .
picnic. The intruder helped himself
to good things to eat and carried
away . suit Of clothes, leaving no
trace OF his identity behind.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-17

active service in the Army of the
Potomac in Virginia. The Captain
of the company was killed In IN
engagement and Lieut.. George was
promoted to the rank of Captain.
HE health, however, failed him and he
was soon thereafter discharged from
the service. He came west to regain
his health and had reached st. Peter
when news of the uprising of the
Indians reached him and he i'm
mediately joined the expedition which
was organized to come to the relief Of
New Ulm.
When it became apparent that it
was not the intention of the expedition
to push thru to New Ulm but to 60
into camp, he registered q protest and
forcibly brought it home to Major
Flandrau that If New Ulm was to be
relieved it was necessary to push for
ward without delay. After Major
Flsndrsu's election to the rank Of
Commander-in.chief of all the citizen
soldiers, he remembered the young
man who had reminded him Of his duty
and made him post sdjutsnt.
In the fail of the year he enlisted
and served in the First Minnesota
Cavalry for ono year with sibley's
Expedition. After bis honorable
discharge he took : homestead in the
Town Of sigel and In the year 1865 he
wss married to Mrs. Lucilis A.
Loomis, who With one daughter, Mrs.
Knud E. Mo, survives him. He il
also survived BY seven grandchildren,
two of whom, Albert and Lulu George,
have made their home with him for
the last twenty years and by one
brother and one sister who live in
Providence, r. I.
While Capt. George lived in the
Town of Sigel, bis neighbors elected
him repeatedly to the Office of Justice
of the Peace and Assessor. He always
took . keen interest in politics, and
has ever been . staunch and loyal
Democrat, even when the party was in
q hopeless minority in the county.
10 the fall of 1886 he was elected to
the Office of Clerk of Court and served
the county in that capacity for eight
years, was then Deputy Co. Auditor
for four years, Deputy Co. Treasurer
for two years, Judge Of Probate for
eight years, having been appointed in
1899 to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Laudenschlsger. For
the past four years and until his death
he was Court Commissioner and thus
served the County in some capacity or
other for the past twenty-six years, .
record which no one else has attained
and he was generally known a. the
"Grand Old Mani ,of the Courthouse.
In spite Of the fact thst be held
public once continuously for over .