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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
MRS. CULVER OF SALEM DEAD.

Monday morning when the news of
Mrs. Culver's death came over the
phone, her many friends grieved al
though her death did not come as a
surprise to them as she had been all
ing for several months. Her life had
been characteristic Of mirth, kindness
and generosity. Now the vacancy Of
the important place she filed in her
home calls forth sincerest sympathy
and her many friends and the entire
neighborhood sorrow with the bereav-
ed. A year ago she was stricken with
paralysis. Last Wednesday she was
striker again and no hopes Of recov-
cry were entertained. Emma Thorp
Culver was born at Bristol, Kesosha
county, Wisconsin, November l, 1S41.
She was the youngest of family of
five children of the late Herman s. and
Emelyne Lacey Thorp. She was mar
ried to Griffin Culver October ], 1862.
The first few years of their married
life were spent at the Culver home
stead, later they purchased the farm
which has been their home over forty
wears. She is survived by her hus-
band and one son, Willard Culver.
She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Ell
len Gilmore of Pasadena, Cal, also
two nieces and two nephews, Mrs.
Charles Skinner Of Brodhead, Wis,
Mrs. Carrie Halveston of Boise, Idaho,
Frank Thorp of California, and Fred
Thorp, Jr, of Kansas. Her death oc
cured Monday morning, May 5, 1873,
making her age Il years, months, 4
days. Funeral services were held at
the home, conducted by Rev. St;yrud
of Antioch. Beautiful flowers gave
mute, evidence Of the respect in which
she was held by her old friends and
the entire neighborhood. Interment
was at the Liberty cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
SEND ENTRY BLANKS HERE.
Kenosha High School Athletes Asked to
Take Part in Meet in Chicago.

Entry blanks for the twelfth annual
lnterscholastic meet of the University
OF Chicago were sent yesterday to
every school and academy in the west
and middle west. The meet will be
held on Marshall. Field on June eth.
closing the prep school track season.
The meet has grown to be the biggest
event in high school track competition
in the world and last year attracted
teams from as far as the Pacific coast.
The meet was won by the Citrus Union
high school of Azusa, California and
six records were tied or broken.
New improvements or Marshall
Field consisting of an immense con-
crete grand stand, concrete fence and.
new track will be completed by the
time of the meet when they will be
used for the first time. The track is
being made much faster and new rec
ords ought to be set up in the dashes.
A departure in the plans for the en-
tertainment of the visiting athletes is
being made. The trip to the White
City amusement park has been. aban-
doned and instead the high school
men will be entertained on the night
before the meet at concert by the
University glee club at which stereop-
tican views of life on the campus will
be shown.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
woMEN's LOYAL MOOSE CIRCLE.
Kenosiaa Wives ard Sweethearts of
the Moose Form Organization.

The Kenosha Circle of the Woman S
Loyal Moose was instituted with fit
ting ceremonies at [. 0. 0. F. Hall on
Monday evening. Mrs. Fowler, assist
ed by members of the Milwaukee
Circle, was in charge of the instita-
ton and the Worthy Matron of the
Milwaukee Circle, Mrs. Schumacher,
acted as installing officer Many Of
the members of the KenQsha Lodge of
Moose attended the ceremonies. Re-
freshments were served at the close
OF the evening. The officers of the
new circle are:
Worthy Matron-Alviaa Pitts.
Associate Matron-Elfe butcher.
Past Worthy Matron-Louise Berger
Deaconess-Mary Rock.
Conductor-E Eva Houser.
Inner Guard-Mamie Grosgean.
Outer Guard-Mrs. Tack.
Secretary--Alma Morehouse.
Treas urer-Callie Heather.
Trustees Bertha Raisch, Ethel
4sen, Anna NJ. Cummings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
SERVE FORMAL NOTICE.
Kenosha Electric Ry. Co. Gets Formal
Notice that Tracks Must be Cleaned

Formal notice demanding a better
cleaning Of the tracks of the Kenosha
Electric Ry. Co. was served upon the
local managers for the company this
morning by Chief Of Police o 'Hare.
The orders were drawn by City Attor-
ney John G. Slater and they provide
that the company be allowed forty
eight hours in which to clean up the
tracks in Kenosha as provided by the
franchise ordinance. The company has
declined to do this work under orders
Of the committee on streets and alleys
of the common council. The attorney
has orders from the council to make an
immediate appeal to the attorney gen
eral for an action to invalidate the
franchise rights of the company if the
demands Of the council are not met.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
NO TRACE WAS EVER FOUND
Member of Prominent Somers Family
Who Left Home Forty Years Ago is
Declared Legally Dead and Estate of
$4,000 Goes to Brothers and Sisters.

The strange story of man who has
been missing from Kenosha county for
more than forty years and of whom
not single trace has been found in
four decades, was brought to light in
the county court on Tuesday when
Judge George w. Taylor handed down
a formal order declaring that John
Scheckler, formerly of the town of
Somers and son of the late John G..
Scheckler, was illegally dead and
named Carl Scheckler, brother, as
administrator of the estate of the
dead man. The estate is valued
at $1,000 and under the order of the
court it will be divided between the
brothers and sisters of the long miss
ing man.
John Scheckler was % years of age
when he disappeared from his father
At the time he stated that he was 60
ing to some point in Michigan. There
had been no trouble between the son
and the father, but he left Somers in
order to seek a fortune in another
state. No word was ever heard from
the son after he left his father IS
home. For weeks the father and
mother waited for a letter from him
and when none came they sent other
members of the family to Michigan to-
search for him. They went to "a score
Of cities in Michigan, but they were
not able to get any trace of the miss
ing brother. One Of the brothers
Travelled through the western states for
more than year with the sole purpose
of seeking some trace of Scheckler but
he returned without a word of hope.
For several years advertisements were
carried in papers in all parts of the
country, but nothing was ever heard
from any of them. Scheckler seems
to have just dropped out of existence
and no one has been found in the forty
years who saw or heard of John
Sche or after the day that he left
his father s home.
The father of the missing man died
in May of last year and in the settle
ment Of the estate money has been
paid to the clerk Of the court for the
missing man. This amounts to close
to $4,000 Ii his petition for admin
istration Carl Scheckler, the brother,
declares that there has never been any
claim made by any one for portion
of the estate which should belong to
the missing man and that he is con-
WINGED that his brother died years ago
leaving no one who would be inter
ested in his estate.
The Scheckler family was for many
years prominent in the town of Som
ers and years ago it was well known
to the people Of that town that the
man was missing. In recent years the
story had been forgotten by even the
neighbors of the family. Judge Tay-
lor declared today that he had no
doubts but that Scheekler was dead
and that the estate would be divided
among the heirs as provide for by the
Wisconsin laws.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
COURT BILL is PASSED.
Judges of Courts in This County May
Exchange Courtesies in the Future.

The bill providing for an exchange
of the judicial duties of the municipal
court and the county court of Keno
sha county was passed by the legis-
lature on Tuesday and in the future
Judge Taylor and Judge Randall may
legally sit in the county or municipal
court. The bin was passed with a
view of facilitating the business Of the
two courts and make possible the con-
tinuance of court work in case one of
the judges should be incapacitated
without calling in judge from some
other county. The bill had the hearty
support of both Judge Randall and
Judge Taylor. 1t will be come elfec-
tive on the bill being signed by the
governor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
ECHO OF CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY.
Wreaths from the Grouse Simmons
Clog Kenosha Fishermens Nets.

Echos of Christmas tragedy are be-
ing heard in Kenosha, as fishermen
working from this port are finding hun
dreds of Christmas wreaths supposed to
have been a part of the cargo of the
Inflated schooner Rouse Simmons in
their nets in the Jake off Kenosha. The
Wreaths are water-soaked and they
have evidently been carried to this part
of the lake from some northern port.
The Rouse Simmons formerly hailed
from Kenosha and she sank somewhere
in midlake, just before Christmas of
last year with her crew of seventeen
men on board. The finding of such
large amount of the cargo near this
port leads the fishermen to believe that
the schooner sank in mid-lake some
where IN this vicinity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
1.-THE GIRL FROM LUxEMBuRG. y
Tabloid Musical Comedy for Next
Sunday and Monday at the Rhode.

"The Girl from Luxembourg, an.
other of the popular musical comedy
success brought down to tabloid form
will be ne2t Sunday and Monday at
traction at the Rhode. A company of
twenty, mostly girls, graceful and be-
witching and lavishly costumed is
promised. scenically, the first takes
place on board. ship and the second
act at Gay Coney Island. The ocean
scene concludes with the chorus over
board and struggling in the waves.
Novel electrical effects are used aud
taking it altogether the coming of
"The Girl from Luxemburg'' can be
anticipated with pleasure. Seats are
now on sale. Prices, lower floor IS
and soc, balcony 50 and soc, gallery
25c. advm7
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
NO DELAY IN PAVING.
Street Assessment Committee Instructs
Contractor to Complete Paving.

0OA1A dCoOl w NV1np10I6 E0V1uS.
There is not going to be any delay
in the completion of the work of paw
ing South Ashland avenue as result
of the street railway company refusing
to make a contract for the paving of
twenty feet of the roadway as the
street assessment committee has in
structed the contractor to proceed with
the work and the question of who is to
pay for it will be decided later. City
Attorney John G. Slater has taken the
matter up with the attorneys OF the
railway company in Milwaukee. 1t is
said that at the time the announce
ment was made that the railway COM
pany would pay for but ten feet of the
pavement, the officials of the company
had not been advised that the company
had paid for the paving Of twenty feet
on the north portion of the street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08

The state railway commission has
been obliged to postpone the hearing
on the complaints from Kenosha
against the public utilities, but it is
expected that the commission will get
around to the Kenosha case in the
near future. The city has it's case all
ready to present to the commission,
but something may turn up in the in
terval to strengthen the evidence on
the city's side. The only thing lost
by the delay is that the patrons of the
utilities, including the city, will have
to put up with some of the things COM
planned of just that much longer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
ARRESTED IN MILWAUKEE,.
Andrew Klabuncnik Wanted for Desert
ing His Wife Arrested Tuesday.

Andrew Klabuncnik, who disappeared
from kenosha on last Saturday was ar
rested by the police Of Milwaukee on
Tuesday afternoon and he will be
brought to Kenosha this evening to
answer charges of wife desertion The
arrest was made at the demand Of
Poormaster Jacob Saftig. The man
disappeared from Kenosha on last Sat
urday evening and on Monday his wife
appealed to the poormaster for support,
claiming that her husband had deserted
her. She suggested to the police that
he might be in Milwaukee. The city
officials will insist on the prosecution of
Klabuncnik.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
COMPANY EMPLOYS ALL MEN
Arbitration of all Disputes as to Wages
is Suggested for the Future and May
Avert Walkouts Among the Men in
the Future-Po Given Praise.

Ihe labor troubles at the Allen tan
merry seem to be over and today all of
the men for whom work was provided
were back at their places and the only
idle men about the street around the
big plant were men who had been
forced out of work as a result of the
enforced shutting down of some of the
departments after the walking out Of
the men. Most of these men were
anxious to go to work this morning
when the plant opened and the officials
of the company directed that every
man who came into the plant be put
to work in some way. "Find some
thing for the men to do until the reg
ular departments are back to work y
was the order sent out from the office
and with this order the men were all
allowed to get on the pay roll again.
"There does not seem to be any
thing doing today said E. G. Theirs,
president of the company this morn
ing, "and we are hopeful that there
will be no more trouble. The work of
the chief of police and the sheriff left
absolutely no chance for serious out
breaks and this work aided materially
in keeping things quiet during the lit
tie. disturbance. The men have secur-
ed the concessions they asked for to
"a great extent and we can not see any
reason on earth fA further trouble.
We have instructed the foremen to
give all the men who come to the plant
work and fully three fourths Of the
men were at work in their regular
places today. OF course some of the
work has been interfered with by the
striking Of the yardmen, but we find
something for the men to do and keep
them on the pay roll just the same as
if nothing had happened"
The police and deputies were about
the plant last night and this morning
but the streets in the tannery district
were as quiet as on a Sunday morn
ing and absolutely no call was made
for The services of the police or the
deputies. There were no committees
at work revising wage scales today
and no new demands were made on the
officials of the company. The men
seem to be entirely satisfied with con-
ditions as they exist and it is not
thought that there will be any further
trouble.
It is probable that the matter of
wages to be paid the men in all de-
partments will be taken up later by
committees named by the department
and the local managers of the plant.
The managers of the plant have de-
clared that they are willing to meet
any committee of their employees and
to give any grievance that they may
have every possible consideration. 1t
is thought that this plan will result
in all wage disputes being settled by
arbitration in the future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
How would it do to ascertain wheth-

How would it do to ascertain Wheth-
er or not the men it is proposed to
nominate for justices Of the peace in
the different towns in the county will
qualify if they are elected, before
their names are placed on the tickets2
It is no particular compliment to a
man to elect him to an office he does
not want and will not take and the
names Of those who have no intention
of serving may as well be left off of
the ballots.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
man THOUGHT TO Be INSANE
Former Pleasant Prairie Man Found
Unconscious in basement of the Home
of Capt. B. G. Cameron, Where he
Had Made His Residence Lately.

John Greeley, nearly seventy years
of age and formerly one of the most
prominent men of the town of
Pleasant Prairie, was found unconsci-
Gus on the floor of the basement of
the residence of Capt. B. G. Cameron,
26l Lyman avenue, just after three
o clock this morning. A clothes line
rope had been twisted tightly about
the neck of the old man and in his
right hand he clutched knife. He
was bleeding profusely from a bad
wound in the top Of his head. The
old man had fallen down the steps at
the house only a short, time before he
was found. 1t is thought that he had
attempted to commit suicide by hang
ing while in fit of temporary in
sanity. DR.. G. H. Beemer was called
to attend the injured man and he re-
ported him some better at noon. Early
In the morning an application was filed
in the county court for an examination
into the mental condition Of Greeley.
1t is alleged that for the past two
weeks the old man has been showing
signs of failing mentality. On Tues
day evening these conditions became
very pronounced. Greeley was labor
ing under the hallucination that he
was being pursued by his enemies and
that, some one was planning to take
his life. Members Of the Cameron
family ministered to him during the
early hours of the night and just af-
ter two o'clock the old mar dropped
off to sleep and it was not thought
that his condition was serious. Moth
ing more was heard from the room I'M
til the old man fell down into the
basement It is thought that he Sc
cured the rope and attempted to choke
himself in his bed and then started
to go to the basement with intent to
hang himself. When he was found
the rope was pulled so tight about the
neck that it was almost impossible to
keep the man alive long enough to
remove the rope.
Relatives of Greeley claim that he
has been suffering from nervous strain
since the death Of his wife more than
year ago. The two had been life
long companions and after the death
Of his wife Greeley became inconsol-
able. He came to Kenosha and made
his home with his brother-in-law Cap
tain Cameron. The members of the
Cameron family had given him every
care possible, but they have been no
ticing for some time that his nervous
condition was such as to indicate a
complete break down.
County Judge Taylor called in physi-
cinns to examine the patient this
morning and it is expected that he will
be taken to the state hospital at Men
dota late this afternoon The condi-
ton Of Greeley was such today as to
make it impossible for him to be
brought into court and DR.. Beemer,
who had attended him, declared that
his condition was such that he would
not be able to appreciate the examina-
ticn. Greeley has lived in Renosha
county for many years and for much
of this time he was very active in tn,
social and political life OF Pleasant
Prairie.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08

That 'tclean up day resulted in a
vast improvement in the, sanitary con-
dition of the city must be admitted,
but it does not follow that the health
department regards conditions as per-
feet by any means or that constant
vigilance will not be necessary to
maintain the standard set by the de-
partment. Already reports have come
to the health commissioner of places
overlooked in the general cleanup and
in need of attention and orders have
been issued to have them taken care
of at once and more of these com
plants are expected. 1t is on these
reports that the health commissioner
bases his belief that the cooperation
parttnent is to be general and that to
a certain extent the people of every
section Of the city can be relied upon
to insist that no alley, street, or
vacant lot be allowed to get into bad
condition. Such inspections as are
possible with the present force will be
made, but as soon as the people re-
alize that a report to the department
will bring prompt relief in all cases,
it should not be necessary to rely on
inspections to make impossible the ex-
istence of dangerous conditions any
where in the city. There is surely at
least one public spirited citizen in
every block to call the attention Of
the department. to anything that has
been overlooked and needs looking
after.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08

Dan H. Giebel of Waupaea and
Mrs. Eva McCaffery of Chicago, were
united in marriage Tuesday afternoon
by Justice John 81. Wells. After the
wedding ceremony a banquet was held
at the Hotel Kenosha after which
they took the train for Chicago and
will spend their honeymoon in Cali
fornia. The groom is well known
mason contractor at Waupaca.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08

Norfolk, Va, May Forest fires
destroyed many homes near here to-
day and many people are missing. The
fire twice attacked the state school Of
the feeble minded and fremen rescued
the inmates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
BULLETINS.

London, May The sufragette dy-
Mantle squad today attempted to blow
up st. Paul Cathedral. A bomb with
a lighted fuse was found at the altar.
Two others found in different build
ings in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08

Ruhe Waddell is reported broke
again. This condition was in former
years chronic one for the RUDE and
this fact IS recalled BY lot of people
in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08

The new county board of Racine
will meet for organization on Friday
morning. It is expected that there
will be a hot light for the Office Of
chairman Of tue board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08

The legislature may adjourn until
Aext January in order to give>th mem
bers time to think over some Of the
important legislation now pending.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08
FIND BAGGAGE IN JUNK SHOP
Husband Locates Boxes Taken From
Chicago Home But They Disappear
Before Police are Able to Get Owner
Woman in Kenosha Tuesday Night.

Kenosha police came near solving a
mystery which has bothered the police
of Chicago for more than two months
this morning, but little Jewish wom-
an and her friends proved too wary
for the officials and as result they
are still searching for Mrs. Louis
Tostopal and her two children. The
three are thought to be in hiding in
Kenosha, but the location Of their hid
ing place has been too deep mystery
to be solved by the husband and
friends of the woman and the police
department.
Mrs. Tostopal and her two children
disappeared from the family home in
Chicago Oh the night Of February 8th,
last, taking with them several boxes
of valuables. The husband at once
sought the aid of the Chicago police
and since that time a search for the
woman and her children has been
made. Tuesday night Tostopal came
to Kenosha and the boxes of articles
which had been taken from the Chi
eago home were located at a junk
shop on Fremont avenue. The hus-
band believing that all he had to do
was to wait until his wife came to
claim the boxes went to hotel for the
night and this morning sought the aid
of the local police. They went to the
junk shop and the man in charge of
the place declared that the woman
had called for the boxes just after six
o clock this morning and that she had
left for Milwaukee.
Visits to the various railway stations
convinced the police that the property
had not been taken out Of Kenosha.
No trace could be found of the woman
and the children at any Of the houses
in Kenosha where friends of the Chi
cago family were supposed to reside
The husband was decidedly uncom-
municative in regard to the case and
he did not make any statements as to
why his wife and children had left
their home. He believes that the
three are being hidden somewhere in
the western part of the city, but all
efforts to lind them have been futile
It is said that Tostopal is widely
known among the Jewish people of
Chicago and that he is wealthy. 1t is
claimed that Mrs. Tostopal and the
children have been in Kenosha and
Milwaukee during the time that they
were missing from Chicago. Friends
of the woman disclaim any knowledge
as to her. reasons for leaving her home
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08

g. D. Simmonds of Milwaukee, was
in Kenosha Tuesday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-08

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