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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
CTTRRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings Of the World at Large
Told In Brief.
General Resume of Important Events
Presented in Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.

Utah copper mines have resumed
work under strong guards.
Turkey delays peace negotiations
with Italy by hesitation, and war may
continue.
Witnesses testified that George w.
Perkins conceived the idea Of the Har-
vester trust.
The first anniversary of the Chinese
revolution is celebrated in all large
cities of China.
All records for heavy westward
travel are being broken on the trans
continental roads.
A Japansee steamship company
gives each passenger on its ships q
ticket emitting him to a seat in a GER
tain lifeboat.
CAPTAIN David E. Hanks, first
cousin of Abraham Lincoln and one of
the Oldest pilots on the Mississippi
river, is dead.
Thirty-nine women applied for po-
sitions as matron of the city Jail in
Portland as soon as it became known
that two places were vacant.
After a 3O-hour battle Montenegrins
captured a strong Turkish position,
taking four big guns and many pris-
oners. Both sides lost heavily.
More than 800 young women, boys
and men were forced to jump from
second story windows when fire broke
out in mattress factory in Chicago.
Wireless operators in the Telegraph
Hill station at Astoria listened to
messages sent from Japan to japanese
vessels at sea, the sending station be-
ing approximately 1900 miles distant.
George w. Beatty dropped 1900
feet in a disabled aeropalne at New
York City, receiving no serious in
jury, and was on his feet calmy sur
veying the wrecked machine when
spectators reached him.
The first farm survey ever attempt
GU WSSI VI CuS 1SOChy uOuASoiuS 40 Al
progress in the Waldo hills and
Howell prairie section of the William
cite valley, Oregon.
Turks continue active prepare
tions for war with the Balkan states.
California women suffragists held
the first political convention ever held
exclusively by women.
A revenue cutter in San francisco
bay fired upon smuggling launch,
but was unable to stop or overtake her.
President Taft and party on a vaca-
tion through Vermont were enter
tanned by a son of Abraham Lincoln.
Prosecutions in the dynamite cases
charge that it was at one time planned
to blow up the locks on the Panams
canal.
At the capture of Leon, Nicaragua,
by Americans, were killed and
wounded, while the rebel loss was
over so.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-10-18
CoIfax Wheat Sales Heavy.

Colfax Despite the low price Of
wheat, heavy sales are being made.
George Neill, of the M. H. Hauser
company, says his firm has made
heavy purchases Of grain recently.
Mr.. Neill thinks that half of the 1912
crop has been sold. The prices that
have prevailed for some time are !:
Bluestem, &c; forty-fold, 64c; club,
&c; red, Gle. Oats and barley, 95c
per hundred pounds. This is the low
est price paid since the market OPEN
ed, but the drop in price does not APP
pear to have diminished the sales.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
TALKED ON JAPAN.
Marcus Stow Hill of Oak Park, Gives
Interesting Talk in Kenosha

Marcus Stow Hill of Oak Park, was
the guest of honor at the regular
monthly dinner of The Men 5 Club of
st. Matthew S church, held at the
Guild hall on Tuesday evening Mr..
Hill gave the members of the club a
very interesting illustrated lecture on
Japan. He spoke on the great for
ward movement in the fowery king
dom" and showed the great advance
that Japan was making as one of the
great commercial nations of the world.
During the evening the members
of the club took up the question Of
providing Christmas pleasure for the
poor of the parish and collection of
$42 was taken. This win be turned
over to the Friendly Society" of the
parish for use in the annual holiday
work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
HENRY M. FooTE DEAD.

Henry M. Foote, well known to the
early residents Of Kenosha and vicin-
ity died at his home in Oklahoma
City, on Thursday, Dec. 5, after a
long and painful illness.
Mr.. Foote was born Ost. %, 1889
at the old Foote homestead in Pleas
ant Prairie. His parents, George D.
and Sophia (Hooker) Foote were
among the first settlers in Kenosha
county, having come from New York
in 1887 and settled on the Pleasant
Prairie farm.
When the Civil War broke out Mr..
Foote was living at Champaign, ILL.,,
and enlisted in an Illinois regiment,
serving until the close of the war. He
was married in 1866 to Miss Alphon-
sine Platt of Mississippi After his
marriage he settled at Woodstock,
Ill. Later he went to Texas and en-
gagged in the fruit shipping business.
In 1900 ne moved to Oklahoma where
Mrs. Foote died. In 1905 he married
Mrs. M. E. Preston who survives him.
Three sons and four sisters also sur
yive him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
SEEK BIC TOWNSHIP
Powder Co. Said to be Nego.
tiating for Purchase of
Big Tract of Land.
NOT TO MOVE LOCAL PLANT

1t is reported that the Peshtigo
Lumber company has sold the town
ship of Peshtigo Harbor, in Marin
cite Co. to the du Pont de Nemours
Powder company and that this com
pany will build one of the largest pow
der plants in the country in this de-
serted township.
Peshtigo Harbor was once thriv-
ing and prosperous community and
was used by the shippers of lumber
as q port from which to send out the
product of the many sawmills Of the
vicinity. When the lumber opera
tions of that part of Wisconsin and
the neighboring sections of upper
Michigan were taken to other parts
of the state the population of the lit
tie town moved elsewhere and only
last week, the last resident left for a
more thickly populated section.
1t is said to be the intention Of the
powder company to seek such loca-
ton as this so that in case of an ex-
plosion that there would be as little
damage as possible.
The plant of the company at Pleas
ant Prairie exploded last year and
much property of the surrounding
farmers was damaged. H. M. Smith,
superintendent of this factory, says
that he has not heard of any proposed
purchases of sites for the company in
| the north part of the state. He said
that the threats of the Kenosha coun-
ty board to have the plant removed
from the state would have no effect
upon the company, as it would not
concede TO the demands of the farm
ers in that vicinity.
He said that the plant at Pleasant
Prairie represents an investment of
about 100000 and that the company
manufactures only black blasting
powder there. He said that the com
pany has one other plant in the state,
at Ashland where dynamite is made.
and that the investment there is
greater.
The establishment of a plant at
Peshtigo will mean the rehabilitation
of the town, as it will be necessary
to hire in the neighborhood of 100
men to turn out the product of the
company.
Horace A. ]. Upham, Milwaukee.
is secretary Of the company. He says
that the news of the deal has not
reached him, but that the Peshtigo
Lumber company has been trying for
some time to sell that part of its hold
ings. He said that the town was the
port of entry for the ferries Of the
Michigan and Wisconsin railroad
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
William Pegler Makes Rec
ord Complaint for ASS
ault in Court.
FOUGHT OVER WAGES CLAIM
Pegler Charges Nicholas Neu, Somers
Farmer With Making Most Sensa-
tional Assault Upon Him at the Neu
Farm Last Friday Afternoon.

Suffering from nearly dozen wounds
on his face William Pegler, man fifty
years of age, who had worked for seven
months as a farm hand in the town of
Somers, secured a warrant for the ar
rest of Nicholas Neu, a farmer in that
town. The complaint of Pegler is one
of the most unusual ever heard in the
Office of the district attorney.
Pegler declared that Neu became like
savage dog and bearing him to the
floor at the Neu home on last Friday
afternoon he attacked him with his
teeth, tearing out great pieces of flesh.
Pogler's face was bruised and bleed
ing and his remarkable story excited
the curiosity of many Of the attorneys
about the municipal court this morning.
Pegler s story was made part Of
the complaint on which the warrant
for the arrest of Neu was ordered by
the district attorney. He declared that
he had been employed at the Neu farm
lay ne asked Neu for a settlement,
tanning wages to the amount of 1920.
Eeu is alleged to have become enraged
4 the demand for money and Pegler
declares that he first poured boiling
cho 81
Later he is alleged to have poured
kerosene on the farm hand and had
threatened to burn him. The assault
d alleged to have eliminated ip the
attack when Neu acted like a dog.
Pegler declared that as Neu leaped on
him and bore him to the floor he was
barking like a savage dog and that he
began to dig his teeth into the flesh
Of Pegler's face.
While this attack was going on Peg
Ter alleges that Neu held knife to his
breast and threatened to plunge it into
him. Pegler finally managed to make
his escape and ran to the home of a
neighboring farmer where he had his
ounds cared for. Later he was able
to come to Kenosha and this morning
he told his story to the district attor
ney. District Attorney Hastings before
issuing the warrant took Pegler to the
municipal court and had him relate the
story to the judge. 1t is expected that
Neu will be arrested late this after
noon and he will probably have hear,
ing in the municipal court on Thurs
day morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
If TER PETTY THIEVES
Usual Complaints Against
Shoplifters Received by
the Police.
ONE ARREST TUESDAY NIGHT

This is the open season for the shop
lifters and the police have received
many complaints from the stores Of
the city of petty robberies which are
always common during the holiday sea-
son. Thus far but one arrest has been
made on charges Of shop lifting, but
merchants of the city are being fore
ed to employ special people whose sols
duty it is to keep watch against this
form Of larceny. Some years ago it
was declared that a gang Of shoplift
tiers was at work in Kenosha but a
large number of prosecutions for pet
ty thefts are supposed to have driven
this gang out of business. The police
were called to the Woolworth store on
Tuesday evening and they, arrested
John Peterson on charge of pilfer-
ing from the counters. Peterson had
large supply Of small articles in his
pockets. He entered plea of guilty
to charges of petty larceny in the
municipal court this morning and was
fined So and costs or given an alter
native of fotry days in jail. He went
to jail but expects to be able to meet
the iine and costs later Merchants
have agreed that prompt reports will
be made Of all cases of shop lifting
discovered during the Christmas sea-
son and vigorous effort will be made
to break up this business in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
NOTICE

We wish to announce to the public
that the North Side Bakery formerly
owned by Ernest Getschman has
changed hands and in the future will
be run under the name of Warsaw
Bakery. Commencing Dec. 9th we
viii give trading stamps which we
will redeem at our store. 100 labels
will purchase one of our fine orna-
mental pound cakes which will be on
display at our store, $40 Milwaukee
avenue. Our aim will be to please
your appetite by running a first class
up-to-date sanitary bakery. Keller &
Wscistek, Props. Phone 1853. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
Board to Make Schools Cen
ters of NeighborhOOd
Activities.
NEW COOKING Department
Board Orders Room for Domestic
Science Opened at Weiskopf School.
Plans for New Building Not Ready
for Consideration.


Wider use of the school buildings
in the city for the purpose of advanc-
ING educational movements was de-
cided by the members of the Board OF
Education at the regular meeting
held at the city hall ON Tuesday even
ing and special committee composed
of Commissioners Schmitz, Ames and
Wallis was named by Chairman Burke
TO have charge of this work. This
committee will have power to permit
the use of the schools of the city for
public activities. 1t viii also be en-
powered to use the grounds about the
schools as play grounds for children
during the vacation months. If the
committee sees fit the buildings may
10 used for vacation schools. This
movement is similar to one taken in
other cities with a view of making
the school buildings the public gath
oring places for the young people in
the neighborhcods in which they are
located.
The domestic science work in the
schools is to be extended and the
Board directed the committee on build
ings and grounds to have one of the
basement rooms at the Weiskopf
school equipped for this purpose. In
the past The children Of the North
Side of the city have been going to
the Durlsse and Frank buildings for
this instruction but in the future they
will have a school of domestic science
OF their own. The teacher instead of
the pupils will do the walking. The
cost of the equipment of the new room
will be in the neighborhood Of $3.50.
Walter j. Frost and Herman Muel-
Ter who were originally named as mem
bers of the Industrial Board of Edu-
cation were re-appointed, each for a
term of two years. Both of these men
have taken great interest in the
industrial school work and their re-
appointment was unanimously accept
ed by the members of the board.
The rules and regulations Of the
board are to have a complete revis-
ION and this work will be started at
once. 1t is expected that the revised
rules and regulations will be ready
for consideration at an early meeting
of the board.
The plans for the proposed new
building were not ready for the con
sderation Of the board last evening
and the board adjourned until Dec.
10Th, at which time the various arch
itects will present their sketches.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
MAKE TWO COLLECTION DATES
If Bill is Passed by Legislature Taxes
Would be Paid on First of March and
ON the First of September in Equal
Installments.

Change in the time for paying taxes
ing meeting of the Wisconsin legis-
lature and bill is now being framed
which will give the city of Kenosha
the right to divide its taxes between
two tax paying periods. The bill
will provide that taxpayers have the
right to pay one-half of the amount
assessed against their property on
the first day of March and the other
half on the first day Of September.
Men who have been interested in
the finances of the city have come to
see that Kenosha has reached the
place where it will be necessary to
assess more taxes if money enough to
take care Of the demands of the city
is to be raised They appreciate the
fact that to increase the amount to
be paid by taxpayers will be a bur-
den to some of the people of the city
but they believe that with the payments
spread over longer period of time il
will be much easier for the taxpay-
ers to meet an increased tax than it
is to pay the present tax at this time.
Taxes this year must be paid before
the first day Of February and failure
to make payments by that time will
mean the addition Of two per cent to
the amount Of the tax. With the
Christmas season which is always a
drain on all the lnen VINO pay the
taxes, in full swing, it will be hard
ship for some people to raise the mon
ely to settle with the treasurer in time
to avoid the added per cent.
Under the plan that is proposed the
tax paying would be put off for an
other month and at that the amount
would only be half as great as it has
been in the past. The second install
ment of taxes would be paid late in
the summer. The plan has been sug-
gested to a number of the larger tax
payers of the city and it meets with
their complete approval Of course
there are drawbacks to the plan. One
of them is the question of the pay
ment Of state and county taxes but it
is thought that this could be provided
for.
The plan is now in use in many of
the states of the nation and it is
thought that as the city of Kenosha
is working under a special charter it
will be possible by legislative enact
ment to change the tax paying time.
The bill will be ready for considera-
tion early in the session of the legis-
lature.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
BISHOP rs IMPROVING.
State Senator Expected to be Able to
Attend Sessions in State Senate.
day morning

A. A. Bishop returned today from
Chicago where he has been spending
the past few days with his father,
Senator Isaac Bishop who was taken
to a hospital in that city some time
ago to undergo treatment for injuries
which he sustained in a train wreck
several months ago at Corliss. While
Senator Bishop was taken to Chicago
for an operation, examination showed
that the injury to the vertabrae of his
neck could be more rapidly treated
by external applications than by re-
moving the vertabrae, a serious opera
tion which was first thought to be ne
cessary. The treatment has been en-
tirely successful and Mr. Bishop s
condition has improved to such an ex-
tent that he will probably return to
his home "a Somers within few
weeks. He expects to occupy his seat
in the state senate when the next SEES
sion of that body is called.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
SEYMOUR $. SMITH DEAD.
Pioneer of the Town of Salem Died
Dec. LIST at Atkinson, Nebraska.

Papers received in Kenosha an
nounce the death of Seymour s. Smith
a pioneer of the town of Salem, which
occurred on Dec. 1st at Atkinson, Ne
braska. The deceased was a son of
the late Rufus Smith He was born
in the town of Salem in January, 184S
and grew to manhood in that town.
He was married to Miss Harriet Hart
nell in 1872 and in 1884 he removed
with his family to Nebraska. The de-
ceased was a brother of Frank F.
Smith of the town of Salem. He is
survived by his widow and six child
rem. Funeral services were held at
the Presbyterian church at Atkinson
and interment was at the Woodlawn
cemetery there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12

AS one Gentleman who has had con.
siderable experience put it on exam.
lining the expense accounts fled by
the candidates, tIf some of those
fellows travelled as fast and as long
as we know they did on what they
say it cost them in these reports, they
have broken all previous campaign
record" and his attitude fairly ex-
presses the feeling Of the public, at
least that part of It which takes an
interest in politics, towards the fare
ical campaign expense accounts. They
show very little of the actual expendi-
lures of the campaign and are intend
ed, many Of them anyway, to show
nothing at all
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12

PLANS WEST SIDE PLAY HOUSE
Charles Pacini to Build Up-to-date Pic
ture Theatre on Rowland Ave-

Charles Paeini, proprietor Of the
Majestic Theatre on Main street is
planning to give the people of the
West Side one of the best picture
theatres in Wisconsin to take the
place of the Pastime of which he was
the manager before it was DESTROYED
by fire on last Saturday night. The
new theatre will be located at the
corner of Rowland avenue and Market
street and it will be freproof and
modern in every way. 1t viii have
seating capacity Of $50 people and
will be made just as comfortable as
modern methods can make it. The
work on the new building will be
started just as soon as the plans and
specifications can be completed. The
Iastime Pre- we'd real success under
the Pacin management and this fact
has caused Mr.. Paciui to provide for
the new theatre on a much larger
scale
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
"THE ROSARY NEXT SUNDAY

At the present day when so many
plays are being presented which deal
with questionable subjects, it is a re
lief to turn to a drama which breathes
purity and good fellowship and leads
the way to brighter view of life and
humanity.
Such play IS "The Rosary" writ
ten by Edward E. Rose expressly for
Messrs. Rowland and Clifford, and pro
duceo by them.
The theme of the play concerns man
and woman happily married and sur
rounded with every luxury that money
and culture can secure. But the hus-
band is an unbeliever, an atheist,
without faith of any kind.
There is a Earring note in the
household harmony, personality at
war with the peace and love Of it's
members. No one notices this until a
friend of the husband comes, Father
AOiy3 pA1eSG VI the ulUu6Tn WCrIu
with deep insight into human nature
and divine love for his fellow men.
And when stress and trouble come,
when the home is wrecked and husband
and wife are brought down to the
depths of suffering agony, it is the
priests calm courage and faith that
saves them, drives away the clouds of
suspicion, doubt, mistrust, and brings
them both into the sunlight Of hope
and love.
The play will be seen at the Rhode
next Sunday, matinee and night with
II. G. Keenan, in the role of Father
Brian Kelly, the priest. adv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
STATE OFFICIAL AS SPEAKER
w. e. Larson, Rural School Inspector
Speaks to More Than a Hundred of
the School Officials of the County
County superintendent in Charge.

oNA-S~-
from all parts of the county came
to the city this morning to attend the
annual convention of School Boards.
Every school district in the county
was represented at the meeting and
more than hundred of the officials
of the various districts were in at
tendance. The convention was a
great open forum for the discussion
of matters pertaining to the betterment
of the schools. During the session
every important problem of school
management was discussed. Employ
ment of teachers came in for large
share of the discussion at the morning
session and the care and equipment Of
buildings was prominently brought out
at the afternoon session The old
problem of interesting the people of
the school districts in the work Of the
children was in evidence. Several
years ago the first convention of
school boards was held and it is de-
clared that these annual sessions have
been of distinct valae to the rural
schools. Many changes have been
made as a result of ideas secured by
board members at the annual meetings
W. E. Larson Of Madison, State In
Of l.
cipal speaker at the convention and
he gave more than three hours to in
sitting new ideas into the minds of
the officials. County Superintendent
John j. Kerwin spoke of the condi-
ton Of the schools in this county and
brought criticism against several of
the boards for their failure to adopt
modern methods in the furnishings Of
the buildings and the equipment of
the grounds. Mr.. Larson and Mr..
Kerwin both spoke of the necessity
of securing the best possible teachers
for the rural schools. Mr.. Larson
urged the members of the rural boards
to use the best possible intelligence
III the selection Of teachers as he held
that this selection was the biggest
factor in securing a successful school.
The need of training school for
the teachers was discussed among the
members of the boards and it is de-
clared that the men We're almost I'M
anlmous in favor of the opening Of
such an institution. It is probable
that as result of the convention to.
day new effort will be made to have
this considered at the coming January
session of the county board. Many
OF the officials from the outlying dis
tricts declare that it is impossible for
them to secure trained teachers for
the schools in their districts on ac
count of the demand made by cities
for girls who have completed normal
courses. The fact was brought out
that the real demand in the rural dis
tricts was for teachers who knew the
needs of the county schools and who
had received proper training as teach
ers. 1t was held that young women
from the city were not good teachers
for country schools on account of the
fact that they were not familiar with
conditions surrounding these schools.