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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
DEATH OF JOHN cANTwELI..
Pioneer Resident of City Passes Away
at His Home OH Exchange st.

dt Ills 11ClHe OH 6ACQdUSG u
John HI. Cantwell, a resident of Ke-
nosha for more than sixty-6ve years
and former alderman of the first ward
of the city, died al his residence on
Exchange street just after nine clock
this morning after a long illness from
an ailment of the heart. Mr.. Can't
well had been in failing health for
many weeks and his death had been
expected by close relatives and friends.
The deceased was widely known in
Kenosha. He was a native of Kings
County, Ireland, where he was born
August 2, 1874 and while babe in
arms he was brought to Kenosha
county by his mother. For time the.
family resided on farm near the city,
but later Mr.. Cantwen was employed
in one of the printing offices of the
city. For many years he had lived a
retired life.
He was elected alderman of the first
ward and served for several terms, he
being one of the most active promoters
of the plan for the building of the
main breakwater. He made the build
ing of the breakwater the feature of
his career as ar alderman.
Mr.. Cantwell is survived by his wi
dow and five children: Mrs. Charles A..
Moran of Chicago; William Cantwell,
Mrs. Frank B. Lansdowne, John H.
Cantwell and Miss Alice Cantwell all
of Kenosha. The announcement of the
day and hour Of the funeral will be
made on Thursday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
BISHOP TO APPOINT
German Catholics of City In
terested in Appointment
of New Priest.
ABIDE BY DESIRES OF BISHOP

The question of the naming Of a
successor to the late Rev. Bernard Els
Ramp as pastor of ST. Georre church
is causing a lot of interest among the
members Of the large German congre-
cation and it is expected that Arch
Bishop Messmer will make some ap-
polntment for the pulpit within the
next ten days. Father Elskamp was
one Of the oldest of the priests in the
diocese and it is certain that in nam
ing his successor the arch bishop will
follow the plan Of the church in Sc
Letting some of the men who have
seen long service in the work of the
church. While the arch bishop is all
powerful in the making of the appoint
ment and while the members Of the
congregation will cheerfully accept as
their priest any ore who may be nam
ed by the head of the diocese it is
certain that the wishes of the trustees
of the church will be considered in
making the appointment. st. George
congregation is one Of the largest in
the Milwaukee diocese and one of the
most important. 1t has always had
as its priests strong men and men who
have been active in the work Of the
diocese.
1t is probable that Father Nicholas
Mas will remain in charge of the
work of the church until d successor
is named Father Mas is very ropu-
lar among the members of the con-
gre.ation and his advancement to the
post of rector OF the church would
meet with the approval Of the mem
bers of the congregation, but the fact
that Father Mas is a young man will
probably cause the arch bishop to
leaye him in his present position as
an assistant.
Many of the members Of the con-
gregation would be pleased to see the
Rev. Henry Dreis who is now in
charge Of one of the churches Ill Madi-
son sent to the Kenosha church.
Father Dreis acted as rector Of St.
George before the coming Of Father
Elskamp and his long work in Kenosha
made him very, popular among the
members of the congregation.
The arch bishop will undoubtedly
consider the matter at an early date
ana it is expected that the appoint
ment will be made some time next
week
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suited from heart disease from which
Father Elskamp had been a sufferer
for some time. Father &lskamp was enc
of the most popular workers ever con-
lnected, with any of the religious or
carnations of -Kenosha and the an
nouncement of his sudden death caused
sincere sorrow in all parts of the city.
The deceased priest was 63 years of
age, but his vigorous work was in no
way lessened by the fact that he was
not in the most rugged health.
Father Elskamp read mass in the
church Thursday and had been in Gust
omary health on Thursday afternoon
and evening. He ate supper with the
members of his personal household and
after supper he sat with the other mem
kbers Of his immediate family about the
table and talked and read until ten
clock when he retired to his room for
the night. He seemed jovial and in the
best of spirits and twice returned to
hid the other members of the house
hold "good night Father Elskamp
had made it his custom for years to
arise at seven O'Clock in the morning
and when he failed to stir from his
room the housekeeper went to his room
and called him. Receiving no response
she called the Rev. Nicholas Mas, as
sistant pastor of the church and the
two entered the room. The priest was
dead in his bed and although physi-
clans were called it was found that
he had been dead for several hours.
lit is certain that Father Elskamp just
slept away as he showed no signs of a
struggle with the inevitable and when
his assistant entered the room he
thought possible that he might be still
asleep.
Father Mas at once announced the
death of. the priest to Archbishop Mess
mer at Milwaukee and the. archbishop
sent to the people of the city a mes
|
sage of his deep sorrow over the sud
den death Of man who had been one
Of his close personal friends and who
had given devoted and distinguished
service to the church. During the morn
ing the facts in regard to the death of
Father Elskamp were sent to other
places in the state where he had serv-
ed as q pastor and as teacher and
many messages of deep regret were re-
ceived from these cities.
Father Mas declared that the death
Of his superior had come with such a
shock that the members of the parish
were crushed. Father Elskamp was
|so close to all of us, we were SO ac-
customed to lean on him and expect
from him his invaluable counsel in all
matters that his death has left us all
but comfortless, said Father Mas
Friday. sNo more devoted follow
er of his work could have lived. He was
SO self-sacrificipg that he even insist
ed on taking the work Of the assistant
If he felt that the work was heavy.
He just gave his whole heart and soul
to The work of the congregation and
the church, and although he had for a
long time known that he was suffering
from an ailment Of the heart, he con-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
scHMITT TWICE VICTOR.
Defeats Kiekhefer and Gross at the
Milwaukee Tourney Tuesday.

Results in the state championship
pocket billiard tournament now in pro-
gress at Hascall's billiard parlors in
Milwaukee were as follows on Tues
day: Schmitt, Kenosha, defeated Gross
of Green Bay, $50 to 1S5, and schmitt
again defeated Kicllhefer of Milwau-
kee in the evening contest, $50 to 1876.
In the afternoon contest Gross secur-
ed the high run of 35, while schmitt
again came to his own in the night
gare and secured a run of 333.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
FOUR GENERATIONS AT A PARTY.
Little Eleanor Cook Has Notable
Gathering at Birthday Celebration.

A unique gathering was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Cook on
Edward street OF Tuesday afternoon
when few friends gathered at the
Cook home TO celebrate the first ami
yersary of the birth Of little Eleanor
Cook, a daughter. The gathering was
featured by the fact that four genera
tions of the family were present.
Representing the first generation was
Mrs. Granville Newman Of Harvard,
H., great grandmother Of the little
hostess; Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Warren,
of Harvard, representing the second
generation, and Mr.. and Mrs. Cook
with their little daughter the third
and fourth Mrs. A. H. Cook, the
paternal grandmother of the little girl
was also a guest at the party. The
afternoon proved very pleasant one.
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REV. ELskANP DEND
Well Known Priest Of st.
George Church Found
Dead in Bed.
HEART DISEASE CAUSES DEATH
Sudden Demise of Father Bernard Els
kamp Marks Closing of Life Devoted
to ...ivancement Of the Work of the
Chp, ch-Long a Pastor in Kenosra.

The Rev. B. Elskamp, senior pastor
of st. George church, and a man, who
had gained distinction both as priest
and a teacher in the Milwaukee do
cese Of the Roman Catholic church, was
found dead in his bed in the parsonage
81 the clutch Friday. Death re-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
NEW CANDY STORE.

The Coliseum Candy Store has set its
grand opening days for Saturday and
Sunday, March End and 3rd. Flowers
suitable for the oacssion will be pre-
sented to the ladies. We will carry a
new and complete line of confectionery
goods. NJ. Rewald, Prop. #m2
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NOTICE.

The Orpheum Theatre gives coupons
on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings and Saturday matt
nee. Save them. they are valuable. md
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
POSTPONED

The A. J. Benedict sale which was
to have been held Monday, Feb. Goth,
has been postponed to Friday, March
l., and if weather is bad sale will be
held the next day.
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County Supervisor August Fenske.
Constable-Carl Stoebig.
Eighth Ward.
AIderman-August Otto.
School Commissioner - Fred f.
Joerndt.
Constable--August Barth.
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CALL 260.

Real taxicab service. Purdy Ga
rage. If
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Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
SAVE THE RECORD.
Information of This Years Crop
Wanted to Publish.

The officers of the West Central
Minnesota Development Association
are preparing for big advertising
campaign of this favored protion of
the state this fall and winter an
would like to have a large = amount
OF reliable data on which to base that
campaign. t.. ...>..@ s~. .,- -.
For that reason the officers urge
that every farmer make a record of
the number of acres of each kind of
crop he raised this year.: including
the yield per acre of. each crop and
the total yield for the entire farm
which he. carries on. These records
will later be gathered by the. county
demonstrators and by them compiled
into a complete county record for use
in the preparation of advertising,
Stevens county can make, a better
showing than usual this year, an6
every farmer and land owner should
assist in providing the record which
will make such fine showing for thi:
county.
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
DEATH BY. LIGHTNING.
6. J. Zimmerman Killed During
Storm Monday.

c. j. Zimmerman was killed by
lightning during the heavy electric
storm Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Zimmerman was working on the
farm of Nels and Hans Johnson about
three miles west of Morris when the
storm came up on Monday afternoon.
He rushed the horses to the barn
while Mr.. Johnson remained to put
some bundles over the aprons. After
Mr.. Zimmerman had put the horses in
the barn. he started for the house and
was about ten feet from the barn door
when the bolt struck him. He was
knocked down instantly and laid
there for moment until Mr.. Johnson
returned from the field. Mr.. Johnson
took him into the house and tried to
restore him but soon decided that his
efforts were useless. Relatives in
town were then notified.
Mr.. Zimmerman was about half
way between the barn and a pump
when the bolt struck, and the same
bolt left marks of its passage on the
barn door and also On the pump. but
nothing else about the premises was
injured. Mr.. Zimmerman's watch
case was partly melted with the in
tense heat developed by the lightning.
and his face was somewhat burned
and the flesh on his body torn and
burned along the course of the bolt,
which ran down his chest and left leg,
and burned his shoe in passing to the
ground.
Clarence James Zimmerman was
born here in Morris on Aug. 20,
1876, and tho he has been temporarily
absent has always made his home
here with his mother, Mrs. Fred
Molander. He grew to manhood here
and being Of a genial disposition,
had many friends who regret his sud-
den taking away. He is survived by
his mother. Mrs. Fred Molander,
sister, Mrs. Matte Cosgrove. of
Fargo, and a half brother, Frank
Bergeman. of Minneapolis. Both
Mrs. Cosrgove and Mr.. Bergeman
were here to attend the funeral.
The funeral was held on Wednes-
day afternoon and was attended by a
large number of friends. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. "A.
o. Dolven, of Scanida, and were
held in the Norwegian Lutheran Synod
church. The pail bearers were: Carl
Olson, John Haugen, John Lime,
Art. Uanzeizen, A. M. Thompson and
H. B. Lund.
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
The Rulina Passion.

The woman who had chased dust
and dirt all her; life finally reached St.
Peter.st ~5ay:
Come in, you poor, tired woman" he
said, and held the;gate a3ar. y s,.s>
But the woman hesitated! s..'&,r :
''Teh me first," she said, "hows often
yoa clean ho6sef''
eThs saint smiled.
l'FYosf can't shake on the ruling pas
sion, {cane. SouSI he said. ,a.0h wssb
step inside and they give, you.a, broom
and ldnstpan instead Qf'a hagp.H Pttts-
burgh. Dispatch s.ee.sess sv.s x7ano,. ;;
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
Car Shortage Threatened.

On account of the exceptionally
large grain crop throughout the North
west tthis year and the naturally
heavy, shipments of coal, lumber and
other commodities during the fall and
early winter and in order that the
railWay companies may promptly
handle the fall business, it is very
important that shippers of all classes
IF goods should cooperate with the
railway companies in handling this
traffic to avoid delay. The railway
companies are arranging to provide
all the, equipment necessary to handle
shipments within reasonable period
if the business is not "bunched - on
them. The so-called car shortage is
seldom really an actual shortage of
cars. 1t is almost invariably caused
by concentrating, at one time ship
ments of products which can easily
be extended over a wider period.
Delays in loading and unloading cars
and shortage of storage facilities
for coal. lumber, grain, etc., at in
terror towns also help to congest busi-
ness and prevent the prompt release
of the loaded cars and their further
and continued use.
If the people and the shippers of
the. Northwest will endeavor to place
their orders for coal and other COM
mercial products early in the season.
and arrange proper storage facilities
for coel. lumber, grain, etc., a great
deal of this delay, particularly during
the winter time, will be avoided.
The people of the Northwest can
facilitate this by placing their orders,
for example, for coal and similar
commodities, with the local dealers
early in the season and having same
delivered to them. In this way they
will assist the shippers and, ne cesar
ily,- the transportation companies, in
so arranging the movement of busi-
ness that there will be no cong estion.
The efforts on the part of all to as
sist in this undertaking will result
in greatly improving the state of
affairs. and it is hoped that those who
read this statement i'll act according
to these suggestions.
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
Authority on Auto Mufflers.

AS the question often arises as to
the advantages derived from throwing
open the muff1er when driving an
auto the following extracts are re-
produced from lengthy article in a
recent issue of the Scientific Ameri-
can. N. Y.
"Now to many of US the term
muftie may convey the idea of to choke
or cover up. and this is what the
muffler does to the noise of the ex-
plosion. But the muff1er does not
throttle or stop the exhaust. 1t leads
the gas to expend its energy by easy
stages. Many motorists consider the
word muffler as meaning back-pressure
and as this means resistance to the
power of the engine the auto cut-out
has become one of the most used,
most abused accessories of the car.
Its abuse has become so fragrant that
many cities and towns have enacted
ordinances prohibiting its use.
1t may be that the old type of
muff1er produced some back pressure,
but the mooern muffier has been thoro
ly tested rece tly under various con-
ditions and the tests demonstrated
that. for all practical purposes, the
new muffiers produced no diminution
in the power developed by the engine
in ordinary speeds.
"When every driver has passed the
stage in which he resembles a child
with new toy that he likes to
"show off," the cut-out will be safe
and valuable accessory for all motor
cars. In it's present status. however,
the disadvantages arising from it's
abuse so outweigh the minor advant.
ages that it's proper use possesses,
that many of the most enthusiastic
autoists are heartily in favor of the
laws enacted regarding it's use.''
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
English MonOy Slang. .:ss. !, /


Slang names for money Offers a. be-
wildering variety Henley and Farmer
In their slang dictionary give twenty
terms for money in general, most Of
them, such as "cOliander seeds oil
Of angels" and "kfngs pictures" being
pretty we'll obsoIete. The slang ofaspet
c1flc, sums is interesting. A sovereign
has been known asa glistener, gold
finch, a mouse trap, a remedy, a stran,
ger and new hat. The names fora
shilling include blow, generalize,
northeaster. Manchester, sovereign and
peg. A sixpence, now called in slang
little else than a tanner, has been a
tester, a tizzy, a lord Of the manor; i
bender and cripple London Stand;
ard. - - @''1 E'S'y
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
Card Of Thanks

We desire to extend our sincere
thanks for the sympathy which has
been shown US following the sudden
death of son and brother. e. J. Zim-
norman, and especially for the kindly
attentions shown by Mr.. Siverts, the
ladies of the Norwegian Lutheran
Synod church and the friends who
brought beautiful floral offerings.
Mr.. Fred Molander,
Mrs. Ellen Molander,
Mrs. Cosgrove, -. ...
Frank Bergeman.
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
Endorsed by Pope.

Endorsements for Judge S. A.
Flaherty by the members of the bar
of the various counties of the district
continue to be made, and last week
the following endorsement by the law
yers of Pope county was published in
the Glenwood papers -
We, the undersigned members of
the Pope county bar, acknowledge and
recognize the splendid ability. fair
ness and ,uprightness Of he Hon. s.
A.. Flaherty, Judge Of the District
Court, and feel. thst he has discharged
his. duties as . Judge, in a faithful,
impartial, able and satisfactory man
ner. as to entitle him to our hearty
and unanimous endorsement. We
point with pride to the fact that
when Judge FlahGrty was first elected
to his honorahle position in 1900,
Pope. county gave him a majority If
oyer 900 votes, and believe now in
SO indorsing him we are; rejecting
the public sentiment Of Pope county.
And We here " volunteer our cordial
support to secure his reelection. y.
. Dated July 31st. 1912. :54 !" ,Ef%'
z'Ss"' - E. nj. WEBSTER. 1-7@F>,
40 - T. T. Ofsthun. .
S'''. .-'' Arthur T. Markve. :.
julius o. Grove. - '@'
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
MAGIC FIRE WRITING.
Now 10 Perform an Amusing and Mys-
tifyind Trick. = +e..s

tifying Trick.
This recipe for magic. fire writing
is given by the Pathfinder: Dissolve
sa1tpeter in water until the water wilt
take tup no more. Then take the
wrong. end Of a penholder and, Dip
ping It in the solution, draw in thick
strokes some name or design on
piece Yof light paper, taking care not
to break the continuity of the writing
anywhere-that is, all words must be
joined When dry the writing will
be Invisible, Fold over or roll up half
an inch of each end of such paper
after it has been allowed to get dry
and stand it on something that will
not burn. Light match, then blow
1t out# and apply the glowing tip to
some spot touched by the design Oou
can make an ink mark before apply
ing the saltpeter to serve as guidel,
and tiny glowworm Of fire will
travel, all along tha lines traced and
end by leaving: the device burned out
Of the paper. no other part of it being
destroyed.
BY &the use of little ingenuity all
sorts of amusing designs for this pur-
pose can be got up For example, You
can draw in pencil or ink on the paper
a picture of one boy throwing a base
ball to another and also trace an In
visible curved line in the saltpeter
from, the hand of the thrower to that
Of the catcher Then when you touch
fire to the thrower's hand the fire will
follow the saItpeter line right to the
others hand.
Those who see the thing and are not
in the secret will be much mystifled
as to why the fire follows this line and
does not burn the rest of the paper.
Saitpeter enters into gunpowder; and
wherever 1t has touched the paper it
makes IL burn. p -
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
Real Estate Transfers.

Geo. W. Gardner to May E. and
Alva Wilson. ned nw4 and 81 nw4.
sec. 10, Framnas, $1.OO. ,a..s>:s's =-:.
f. P. Keenan, and j. w. CIarey to
William M. Powers. nrw4, sec. II,
Synnes, $40, 400. ......,...... x...>
H. R. Spur to Mary E. 1ohpsten,
ne4. sec. 19. Eldorado, 81. $s1ivf&
L. M. Hartsock to Minnie Brunk6tw.
ne4, sec. 10, Eldorado, 81. 300. -.
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
Willing 10 Tune ;Em.

Angrily the woman walked across
the aoor while the shoemaker listened
to her unmusical tread.ye a a.. s-s-s
. lyon hear thatr' she said! "Creak.
creak ali the time. The shoes win
drive me crazy. Will you. give me my
money DackY 80 s'.'''s '.%
'T,n afraid l cant do that he said,
II 'but, ri tell you what | win o. {
wiz take one Of those, shoes back and and
gfvesJou anotherhthat, Will squeak In.
tunDwifh one you have left. New
YuuksPreess$c,sr
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
Social in Scandia.

The members of the Helping Hand >
girls sewing club of Scandia will
give an ice cream social Sunday after.
noon AID evening. August 18th, in
julius Halvorson's grove.
Half of the proceeds will be used
for the benefit of the Orphans Home
and the balance will remain in the
club treasury. A cordial invitation
is extended towards allAwho; wish to
attend. III -. ..'..
Morris tribune., 1912-08-16
Resolution.
(By Alderman Lund)

Alderman Lund offered and
moved the passage and adoption of
the following resolution. which was
duly seconded by Alderman Watzke:
Be it resolved by the City Council
Of the City of Morris that the City
Clerk be and he hereby is duly auth
orized to issue warrants on the city
treasury to pay the following sums -
VIM. burst, street work -. '$l5. 90
VIM. Maughan, street work %. 63
Fred Meyer, street work %. ';T31.50
F. G. Eastman, street work 28..75
Tim Maloney, street work. AZ. 90
j. c. Morrison, printing. -. ID. 80
Anderson &, Hendrickson, - Z.
crossing, etc. :. .....:... 49,. So. 15
Frank Malmberg, crossings, 80.
etc. -: '..:...=. ........ 347. %
J.>C. Morrison. justice fees *35. 60
Chas. "Loeff1er, street labor 800
D.. G.. Click: street labor. 200
Henry Dosdall, street labor, &&28.9O
Louis johnson, street labor 2. rs
Eglund siversson, street labor y 1.25
Robt, ,Tleiscbel, street labor 81. 50
Fay Harrington, street labor . 2ss75
Fred ! Judkins, street. labOfet 1850
Louis johnson. street labor 7.5O
S.@Stewart, public lighting 152. 20
land Further this resolution shall be
in force and take effect from: and after
it's passage sRd the due publication
thereof. /
Passed this 9Th day Of Aug. As:rDs
1912. '$'>'
" D. H. LAWLER, ~ :,
''>''' Pres. OF. the Council.
Attest: C. B. BUPREE, 4>,,.<
City Clerk.
BY F. NJ. Sanders, Deputy. l.