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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12
WAS FORMERLY WEALTHY
Tverson Had Been .About City Until
Half an Hour Before He Died at His
Home-Post Mortem Over Remains
Made at Order of Coroner Today.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Marinils Iverson, aged 46 years and
widely known as a sewer contractor in
Kenosha, died very suddenly at his
home on Pleasant street just after
10 o'clock Friday evening" A post
norton examination of the remains
this morning revealed the fact that
Iverson had died from acute dilation
Of the heart due to excessive vomiting.
Iverson had been suffering more or
less from stomach trouble for the past
two years and had been under the care
of DR.. P. P. Jorgensen for some time.
His condition was not considered in
any way serious. He had been at work
on Friday and had been at the city
hall in conference with the city engin-
eer until o'clock Friday afternoon.
He was at his home for supper and
made no complaint of illness. Later in
the evening he came down town and
spent some time at the Hotel Jacobs.
He left the hotel just before 10 O'Clock
and at that time seemed to be in usual
health. He reached home just after
10 clock and a few minutes later he
was seized with a violent attack of
vomiting. Physicians were called, but
he died before they arrived. The con-
ditions were such that Coroner James
Fl. Stanton directed that a post NOR
tenn be made. The examination Of the
remains was made by Doctors Jorgen-
sen and Lansdowne and they were sat
isfed that death had resulted from
acute dilation of the heart.
Iverson had been resident Of Ke.
nosha for nearly twenty years and
much Of this time he had been in part
nership with Charles Bernhardt under
the firm name of Bernhard & Iverson.
This partnership, which was dissolved
only a short time ago, had many city
contracts. Iverson recently put in an
application for the position of sewer
inspector in the city and ON Friday
had completed arrangements to form
a partnership with Charles Hansen of
Racine for sewer work.
Iverson was native of Denmark
and it is said that at one time he
was a very wealthy man, His family
il said to have been prominent in Den
mark. lverson was twice married and
his widow and four young children sur
vive him. He was member Of many
organizations in the city and had
taken very active part in the work
of the Danish people in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12
SEEKING GIRL HERE
VIM. w. Nichols and Daugh.
ter of New York Thought
to be in Kenosha.
WIFE SEEKS CUSTODY OF GIRL

Kenosha is expected to furnish aid
in settling domestic tragedy that is
agitating the society of New York City
at the present time and an effort is
being made to locate in Kenosha Marie
Nichols, daughter Of William Wallace
Nichols and his divorced wife Marie
Naughton. Nichols is alleged to have
fed from New York with the girl fol
lowing the issuance of writ of habeas
corpus by which the mother sought to
get possession of the daughter He is
alleged to have arrived in Kenosha on
Friday, but if such is the fact he has
been able to carefully conceal the
whereabouts of both himself and the
daughter. The writ of habeas corpus
was returnable in New York on Friday
but Nichols and his daughter were not
to be found in the city.
It was declared to the court there
that Nichols had planned to place his
daughter in Kemper Hall at Kenosha
in order that she would be out of the
jurisdiction of the court. Kemper
Hall does not open for the year until
Sept. 25th and it is declared that as
yet there are no students at the hall.
A careful survey of hotel registers
in the city fails to show any trace of
Nichols in Kenosha and there is moth
ing to Indicate that he has been in the
city during the past two months. It is
declared that ne is not registered at
the Pennoyer Sanitarium and people in
close touch with Kemper Hall declare
that they never heard Of the Nichols
girl. kilograms from New York state
that detectives were sent to Kenosha
on Friday to push the investigation of
the case and that they expect to find
Nichols and the daughter either in Ke-
nosha or at some of the summer resorts
about the city.
Nichols and his divorced wife have
been prominent in New York society
for many years and the war for the
possession of the daughter has been
notable fight in the courts of New
York. The divorced wife has declared
that she will ask the aid of the fed
eral government in securing the return
of the daughter to New York.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12
Well Known Kenosha Won
an Died at Her Home on
Chicago st. on Friday.
Prominent IN WOMAN'S WORK

Mrs. Juliet Clarkson Simmons, wild
ow of the late Gilbert M Simmons and
one of the best known women of Ke-
nosha died at her residence on Chicago
street at four O'Clock Friday
afternoon after long illness from
complication of diseases. Mrs. Sim
mons had been i'll for many months
and she had been confined to her home
nearly all of the time since the death
Of her mother, Mrs. Joseph P. Clark
son, which occurred in March of this
year.
Mrs. Simmons was a native of Chi
cago. She was daughter of the late
Joseph P. Clarkson and was born June
IL, 1856. She was educated in the
schools of Chicago and was woman
of high educational and literary at
tainments. She was married to Mr..
Simmons at the Clarkson home in
Evanston In March of 1877 and they
came at once to Kenosha. Since that
time she had been q resident of the
city. She took an active interest in
the social, religious and charitable
work of the city and had been ac-
lively connected with many of the or
CARNATIONS among the women of the
city. She took a deep interest in the
work Of ST. Matthew S church and it's
allied organizations.
Mrs. Simmons is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Simmons
Vale, one brother, Judge Joseph Clark
son and one sister, Miss Elizabeth
Clarkson, all of Kenosha. ~
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Bridegroom Who Failed to Appear For
Wedding Meets New Complications.

George SLENDER, the bridegroom who
failed to appear to marry Miss Mary
Ugninec on last Saturday has real
troubles now. The state of Wisconsin
has taken up the cause OF the deserted
bride and on Wednesday afternoon on
a complaint made by the district at
torney, warrant was issued by Judge
Randall, charging SLENDER with per-
jury. He secured license to marry
the young woman on July % and at
that time he made an affidavit that
the girl was Is years Of age. SLENDER
managed to get bonds and was releas-
ed pending hearing which had been
set for Sept. 18th. SLENDER is still
hopeful that Cupid will work out his
troubles for him and that the young
woman will consent to marriage and
make further prosecution of him I'M
necessary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12
GOAT LOSES FIGHT FOR LIFE
Dog Belonging to Prof. Trenary Cham
pion of Health Department Order

Dog Belonging to Prof. Trenary Cham
pion of Health Department Order
The brindle bull dog belonging to
Donald Trenary, son of Prof. o. L..
Trenary, broke into the limelight on
Thursday evening when as a champion
of the recent order of the Health De-
partment against goats roaming at will
III the city he attacked a goat belong
ing to A. Alfery, who resides on Hal
berstadt Court. The goat had been led
over into the postoffce yard by its
owner when the dog attacked it. The
struggle was hard one but the dog
finally managed to get the goat by the
throat and he threw him with such
force that the neck of the goat was
broken. The Trenary dog is the same
one which recently came near putting
an end to the c.tcus parade when he
insisted on nipping the toes of the
elephants. While the police appreciate
Che services of the dog to the health
department. it is probable that it will
be ordered slaughtered.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12
FIND FLoATER AT wAUKEGAN.
Police Officials Believe it Possible Body
May be That of Kenosha Man.

The police of the city received a
message from Waukegan this morning
stating that body had been found
floating in the lake off Waukegan late
Wednesday evening. The body is be-
ing held at Waukegan morgue pend
ing Identification. The man was evi-
IDENTIFY about forty years of age but the
body had been in the water for so long
that it is difficult to give any descrip-
ton of the remains. 1t is thought pos
sible that the body might be the re-
mains of H. Kohlman, long missing
from Kenosha and it is probable that
some Of the members of the family will
go to Waukegan and make an effort
to identify the body. Kohlman dis
appeared from Kenosha more than five
weeks ago. Later it was thought that
body found in the Fox river was
that of the missing Kenosha man but
the Identification failed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

There will be another registration
day the Tuesday before election for
the voters who failed to register by
casting their ballots at the primary
election and the officials expect to be
as busy as they were on primary day
There can be no copying of the old
lists this year and the citizen who is
relying on the fact that his name is
on the old lists will get an unpleas-
ant surprise when he comes to vote at
the general election if he fails to make
a special trip to register
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12
GIRL BRIDE ASKS DIVORCE
Esther Johnson, Who Married Percival
L. Gray Finds That He Later Married
Chicago Girl Without Even Seek
ing a Divorce from Her.

relations Of Percival L. Gray, Chi
cago man, with Esther Johnson, a Ke-
nosha county girl, and Miss Genevieve
q 'Shaughnessy, a Chicago girl, were
brought to light in the municipal court
on Friday afternoon when Judge Ran
dali heard the evidence in divorce
action brought by Mrs. Esther johnson
Gray against the Chicago man. The
evidence revealed the fact that Gray
had been twice married in a single
year without seeking a divorce from
the first wife. Mrs. Esther Johnson
Gray is the daughter of Mrs. Emma
johnson, who is in charge of the board
ing houses of the Knickerbocker Ice
Company in the western part of the
county. The courtship of Miss John
son by Gray was short but ardent and
on the witness stand she told the court
that in March 1910, she had gone to
Chicago for a visit accompanied by her
mother. During the visit she met
Gray. The two met on Saturday even
ing and the following Tuesday they
eloped to Milwaukee and were married.
They returned to the home of Mrs.
Gray at Camp Lake and Gray remain
ed there until the next Monday when
he disappeared and since that time
nothing had been seen of him or moth
ing heard from him directly. Indirect
ly Mrs. Gray heard considerable of her
missing husband. A year after her
marriage she received letter from the
Chicago woman. In this letter the
woman DECLARED that in going through
the pockets Of her husband she had
found copy Of telegram and let
ter which had given her proof of his.
marriage to Miss Johnson. The Chi
cago woman and Gray were married in
Chicago, Aug. 81, 1910, and they had
been living together for more than six
months when the second Mrs. Gray dis
covered the proof of the former mar
rlage. The two women held many con-
ferences afterward and Mrs. Gray the
first at once decided to get divorce.
AS she was under age the suit was
brought In the naml of her mother as
her guardian. The second Mrs. GRAY
has taken no steps to have her mar
rage annuled but it is expected that
she too will seek to sever all relations
between herself and the much married
Gray. The man is said to be in Omaha
He has written to the Chicago girl sew
eral times ard has sought to secure a
reconciliation, but he will probably be
named in suit for annulment in Chi
cago within short time. Both of the
women have declared their willingness
to prosecute Graya and it is not i'm
probable that he Will be arrested and
brought to Chicago to answer charges
of bigamy.
Judge Randall did not grant the de-
cree to the first Mrs. Gray, but turned
the matter over to the divorce counsel
with instructions that he make trip
to Chicago and investigate the condi-
tions, surrounding the second marriage
of Gray. It is probable that some very
sensational developments may result in
the case. Mrs. Gray the first asks the
privilege Of resuming her maiden name
of Esther johnson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

FThe contract labor system IN state
Prisons" says a commission appoint
ed by the governor of Iowa, tends to
undermine discipline; impairs refor-
nation and destroys hope on the part
of the prisoner; is injurious to manu-
facturers employing free labor; is IN
fair competition with free labor, be,
cause it tends to destroy the living
wage. :" Among specific evils of the
system that were discovered by the
commission are. Secret introduction of
drugs by representatives of the con-
tractors; acts of injustice by contract
foremen; frequent disagreement as to
counts between the prisoners and the
contractors; detention of efficient
workers by the contractors when they
had g right to parole; subordination
of the warden to the contractors.
These evils would seem to be quite
sufficient to condemn any system
When state prisons in which the labor
of convicts is farmed out to contrac-
tors are investigated anywhere in the
United States, about nine times out of
ten, as our recollection goes, shocking
abuses are disclosed, and they are in
variably traceable to the contract sys-
tenn. Many opinions are held upon
many phases of penology; but there
should be universal agreement that.
locking man up to bully, cheat and
dope him for the profit of a contrac-
tor is poor way of reforming him.
Saturday Evening Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12
MAYORS CHILDREN POISONED.
Five Caildren of Mayor Head Suffer
from Ptomaine Poisoning Friday.

The home of Mayor Dan Q. Head on
Prairie avenue was converted into a
hospital on Friday when FIVE of his
children suffered as result of ptomaine
poisoning. George Head, the oldest son
of the mayor was the only one of the
children who failed to get into the
temporary hospital. The children were
taken i'll just after eleven o'clock in
the morning and physicians worked
with them for more than four hours
before they declared them out of dan
ger. 1t is thought that the illness was
brought by something eaten at break
fast and q vigorous investigation of
the food supply for the mayors house
hold is being made. Reports from the
Head home today declare that the
children are all recovered.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12
CoNLEY BEsTs PAWNBRoKEk.
Kenosha Fighter Manages to Get De
cision in Court at Los Angeles.

frankie Conley, the Kenosha boxer,
won the decision over A. B. Cohen,
pawnbroker at Los Angeles, for pos
session of $500 diamond ring. Judge
Houser, of the Superior Court was the
referee. Conley's manager took the
ring to Cohen to raise coin to swell his
protege 5 roll on the evening of one of
his fights, and the pawnbroker declar-
ed the stone was stolen from him sew
eral months ago. Conley, however,
produced a broker from whom he
bought the ring.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

It is hard work to find "leading"
Democratic politician this morning
who will not admit that he had strong
Ieanings towards Kare1 right from the
start in spite of the fact that it is
known that there was considerable
work done against him all through the
county and that his opponent had
promises of support from this city at
least that were supposed to be worth
good deal in. campaign.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12
GET TOO LITTLE FOR OUTAGE
Council Takes Up Question of New
lights for Business District and
Committee VIII Confer With Business
Men of the City on the Project.

The common council is planning to
keep the state railroad commission busy
when it comes to Kenosha On Sept. Goth
to investigate the stopping of cars on
Milwaukee avenue for at the meeting
of the council on Wednesday evening
it was decided to make formal COM
plant against crossings of the Chicago
and Milwaukee electric and in addition
to this d movement was started to in
vestigate the service furnished by the
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light
Company in connection with the light
ing of the city streets and the furnish
ing Of lights to institutions of the city.
The council has received a demand for
an investigation of the service of the
company and a demand is being made
for the installation of an emergency
plant to take care of lighting the city
at such times as the plant of the COM
pany may be out of commission on ae-
count of break downs. It has been sug-
gested that the company secure some
connections with the big manufacturing
plants in the city which Will give it
chance to continue service in case of
breakdowns. Complaint was made to
the council that the street lamps We're
not burning regularly and it was de-
clared that it was impossible for the
police officers to report all the outage.
In addition to this the contract which
was made with the Kenosha Electric
Railway Company four years ago gives
the company an hour in which to get
any light which may go out into burn
ing condition. The matter brought
quite discussion before the council
and it was held thatl the city was not
seeking to have the few cents rebate
allowed in case Of outage, but that it
was after the light. 1t is pretty GER
tain that the council will make no new
contract without a provision fer PEN
atty to take care of the outage.
The question of ornamental lights for
the business district of the city was
discussed by the members of the coun-
Gil and Mayor Head named special
committee composed of Alderman Mar
latt, Filbin and Werner to take up this
matter with the business men interest
ed and secure the working out of some
plan for the installation of the lights.
The committee is to make report at
the first meeting of the council in
November. The Milwaukee company
has sent proposition to the city for
installation and maintenance Of the
lights during the ten year period, but
this proposition has not been formally
presented to the council and it is held
up pending further Investigation.
Business men who have been ap-
preached seem to be very favorable to
the plan as suggested by members of
the committee and a joint meeting of
the committee and the business men
will be held in the near future at which
time the matter viii be taken up and
it is the aim Of the committee to have
the matter in shape before the time
comes for making new contract with
the electric company for street lighting
service. If the ornamental lights are
to be put in portion of the cost must
be paid by the property owners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

The property owners who will have
20 stand share of the cost of install
lation and maintenance are the ones to
say whether 0r not the ornamental
lights are to be installed in the down
town business district. If they are
willing to pay the extra cost the city
should be willing to do its share. There
IS no question that the new lighting
system as proposed would add much to
Ihe attractiveness of the business
streets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

City Attorney John G. Slater has
received a communication from the
railroad commission acknowledging the
receipt of the complaint of the city
against the Chicago & Milwaukee Elec-
tric road and it is stated that date
for hearing will be set within a few
days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

G. A. Yule defeated S. S. Simmons
four up and three to play in the final
match for the second fight trophy in
the Labor Day tournament on the links
of the Kenosha Country club Friday
afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

A driver of delivery wagon who
to be under the influence of
liquor ran into the automobile Of E. L.
Shippee on West Prairie avenue Friday
evening. No serious damage was done
to the car but the police are investi-
eating the accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

William E. Dickinson and Ellen L.
Holland, both of Russell, Ill, were
married at the Baptist parsonage Fri
day afternoon by the Rev. S. F. Dim
mock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

There was great rush for school
books Wednesday, but the dealers
were able to take care of all demands
in good shape. It was evident that the
instructions sent out to parents by
the superintendent of schools had had
q good effect and that many buyers
had not waited until the last minute
TO make their purchases.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

The police were called upon to
slaughter an alleged mad dog on the
grounds of the Kenosha Country Club
this morning. No one was bitten by
the dog.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

The street assessment committee is
planning to make another effort to re-
pair the macadam streets and the work
will be started the first of next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

Alderman Joseph G. Rhode and wife
left this morning for a lake trip to
Mackinac. They will h9 absent from
the city for the next ten days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

If the weather man keeps right on
handing out July days in September
what do you propose to do about it9
Blame it on the politicians
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

Mrs. Joseph H. Tully has returned
home after spending the past two
weeks in Benton Harbor, Michigan,
and Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

Mrs. A. E. Ole has returned home
nfter three weeks visit with ssisnds
and relatives st Cincinnati, Q.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

Miss Matte Newhouse of Cincinnati,
O., is visiting with friends and rela-
tives in this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-09-12

R. B. Bertling of Saginaw, Mich, is
spending a few days with friends in
,Kenosha.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-04

Everything new that's good in
shoes at Mcconnell & loves.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-04
WOUNDED MAN
TAKES LEAVE

Sam Williams. the alleged dope
fiend, who was shot through the right
shoulder by unknown boys Satur-
day afternoon soon tired of his
quarters at st. Mary's hospital. due
it is said to his failure to get the
dope he thought he required for his
system. SO he dressed and came down
unattended. with his shoulder
swathed in bandages.
Williams was seen by several local
people on thei street and was asking
TO be directed TO the county physi-
clans office. He seemed TO be suf-
fering from the wound in his
shoulder and was pretty weak. He
had not returned to the hospital to-
day and the officers are of the opinion
that he is now back in his shack, west
of the Book Cliff tracks.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-04
EUROPEAN NOTES.
Associated Press.


Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. A.
The prohibition movement has made
such great strides in Denmark that
during the coming elections the pro-
hibitionists are TO make strong effort
to secure parliamentary representa-
tion.
Hitherto the hackers of the move
ment have been content to bring
pressure upon the candidates of the
regular parties in an effort to inter
est them in the propaganda, but now
they feel that they are influential
enough to be directly represented in
parliament
In every district where there is a
possibility of polling a majority vote
they will have candidates for the
lower house. This will introduce a
novel and interesting feature into
the parliamentary elections which
have formerly been a straight fight
between the government and the So
cial democrats.