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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
SEEK ORIGIN OF FIRE.
Police and Fire Department. Busy In
vestigating West Side Fire.

Members Of both the police and FIRE
departments are busy investigating a
FIRE which broke out in the home of
Frank Palmino at sos Park street just
after eleven O. clock on Friday evening
and caused loss Of $50. The fire
started in the f'parlor" bed room on
the first floor of the house and when
1t was discovered the bed and other
furnishings of the room were in flames.
Palmino and his. wife and other mem.
bers of the household were all away
from the house when the fire started.
1t was discovered by Mrs. Palnino
when she returned from shopping
trip. The department. hurried to the
house and managed to extinguish the
flames before they spread to any other
portion of the house The loss from the
fire was fully covered by insurance.
The police department believe that the
fire was of incendiary origin and sew
eral people were called in this morning
for examination. No arrests were
made in the case up to late hour this
afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
TREASURER IN NEW QUARTERS.
To Have Better Accommodations for
the Collection of Taxes.

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City Treasurer Martin Steinmetz
moved into. his new Office in the city
hall this morning and the taxpayers
of the city will find it a lot easier to
do the manual labor in connection with
the payment of their taxes this year
even though it may be harder to raise
the money to settle with the city. The
new office of the treasurer is the one
formerly occupied by the assessors. It
is nearly twice as large as the office
formerly used and modern furniture
has been installed. A paying window
has been placed in the door leading to
the Office so that the taxes may be paid
without the taxpayers entering the Of
fee. The tax rolls will reach the hands
of the treasurer on next Monday, but
it is not probable that the regular col
lection of the taxes will be started I'M
til after Christmas. Before the treas
urer is ready for business he must send
out his tax bills and get the receipts
written.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
MENACE TO. HEALTH.
Report of Surgeon General Calls Atten-
ton to Condition of Lake Water.

Pollution of the Great Lakes and tri-
butary rivers is becoming serious
menace to health, according to the
annual report of Surgeon General Ru-
pert Blue of the public health service.
He points out that about 16,000,000
passengers are carried each year over
the Great Lakes and that more than
1000 vessels use these waters. It be-
comes apparent, therefore, DR.. Blue de-
cares, that these inland vessels play an
important role in the maintenance of
the high typhoid fever rate in the
United States.
The degree of pollution of the
Great Lakes and the rivers contribu-
tary thereto is becoming serious.
These large bodies of water are con
stantly becoming more polluted thus
lessening their value as source Of
water supply. Practically all of these
vessels secure the water used aboard
for all purposes by pumping from
the lake"
DR.. Blue details the work of the
medical officers under him for the
year i'll eradicating plague, investigat-
ing tuberculosis, in making special in
quiries into epidemics of typhoid fever
and other diseases.
He points again that investigation by
American officials does not bear out the
claims made by DR.. f. F. Friedman for
specie for tuberculosis. Investiga-
tion of Won Ruck for the same
disease he announces is incomplete. :
Speaking of typhoid he says that al
though it's prevalence in this country is
being gradually reduced and the rate
is not more than one-half what it was
thirty years ago, it is still higher
than for some other advanced countries.
The urgent need at present is for rural
sanitation. Study of the use of drugs
in this country, where anti-narcotic
legislation has made statistics avail
able, Dr. Blue says, leads to the belief
that the estimate of drug users has been
high and that the users of morphine
and opium in this country probably do
not numb.r more than 100000, while
the number of cocaine users is probably
Every much lower.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
one AGREEMENT FILED TODAY
Washington Attorney Pays One Dollar
and Other Valuable Considerations
for IS Per Cent of the Total Fees to
be Earned by Lawyers in the Case.

Speaking of the fact that sucker is
born every minute brings to mind the
fact that the Durkee will case is still
pending in the courts of Kenosha
county and that efforts are still being
made to force the collection of the
mythical millions of dollars worth of
bonds alleged to have one time been
the nest egg of the late Charles Dur
kee Of Kenosha, one time Unit cd
States senator from Wisconsin.
For long time the men who had pro-
NOTED the mythical claim, satisfied
themselves with selling shares in the
estate as it might finally be adjust
ed, but papers found in the vault at
the county court this morning indicated
that the limit has been reached. The
interested attorneys or at least one of
them, are now selling shares in the
swag that is to be secured as attor-
ney s fees. This morning Judge Tay-
lor received, way from Washington, an
important looking bundle of papers
which proved to be copies of an agree
ment entered into by John G. Stoner
and Wilson A. McCloskey, both attor-
neys in Washington City. By the terms
OF the agreement Stoner, who is listed
as attorney in fact" and attorney
of record'' for the heirs to the estate
of the late Charles Durkee of Kenosha,
Wisconsin, agrees to sell to McCloskey
n "a ~ 1r{b III Of ell L
in the carrying on Of the litigation for
the collection Of the alleged millions
due to the estate from the railway
bonds which were alleged to have been
left in the treasury department at
Washington back in the sixties. It is
stipulated that the amount to be re-
ceived by McCloskey is not to exceed
the total of $4,000 The agreement
recites the fact that Stoner received
one dollar and other valuable consid-
erations for the transfer Of the twenty
five percentum of the ATTORNEYS fees.
McCloskey was not taking any chances
on delayed settlement and when he in
vested his big round dollar ct al he got
I" CA1u0C III tHG dgI66u0uG WHICH pro-
vides that it shall be binding on the
heirs and assigns and even the legal
representatives of the two attorneys.
1t is some document and adds an inter
esting feature to the great bundle of
papers fled with the Judge Of the
county court in connection with the at
tempt to secure further official recogni-
ton of the claims of the attorney for
the heirs against the government.
The appeal from the decision of the
county court by which an administrator
for the estate Of Charles Durkee was
named is now pending in the circuit
court and it is expected that the case
will be taken up in January
The decision of the court in this case
is being counted on to either end the
contention of the promoters Of the old
claim or put them into legal standing
whereby they can prosecute claims
against the government. Twice during
the past year the postofice department
sent out fraud orders against sellers of
shares in the Durkee estate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
LOOK OUT FOR IMPosTERs.
Man Claiming to Represent Salvation
Army Seeking Funds in the City.

A report has been brought to Ensign
Bacon of the local corps of the Saliva
ton Army that man representing
himself as the agent of the army, has
been soliciting funds for the use of the
army. Ensign Bacon stated this morn
iEg that the local army corps has no
man soliciting funds and any man
representing himself as the agent of
the army is imposter The army of
ficials are making the annual collec-
lions of clothing, food and money in
order to properly take care of the
Christmas work among the poor of the
city,. but it has no paid solicitors.
People who may be approached by this
man are urged to notify the police de-
partment at once that the man may be
arrested and prosecuted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
NEW BOOKS OF FICTION AT GIL
BERT M. SIMMONS LIBRARY.

Atherton-Perch of the Devil.
Biggers-Love Insurance.
Bordeaux-The House.
Bosher-How it Happened.
Buckrose-Gay Morning.
Burnham-Right Track.
Ferber-Personality Plus.
Fraser-Can of the East.
Gregory-Under Handicap.
Harlem New Clarion.
Harrison-Lad of Kent.
Hay-Knight on Wheels.
Lee-Woman in the Above.
Lippman-Martha by the Day.
London-John Barleyeorn.
McGrath-Adventur of Kathlyn.
Mabie-Lights are Bright.
Norrie-Saturday s Child.
Porter-Henry Of Navarro.
Richmond wenty-fourth of June.
Street of Seven Stars.
SidgWick-Promise.
Walpole--Duchess of Wrexe.
Walpole- Fortitude
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
FIRMS MORE LIABLE FOR MINORS
Industrial Commission Creates Impor-
tant Precedent in Recent Ruling.


A new precedent was laid down by
the industrial commission, applicable
to persons under age affecting the LA
bility of : master for the injuries sus-
tanned by an employee The commits
sion awarded 1854 to Morris Mathe-
son, a minor, of Stoughton, for the
loss of al, arm, while in the employ of
the Stoaghton Wagon company.
Curiosity Causes Accident.
Matheson, the son OF a minister at
Stoughton, IA years of age, worked
during the summer vacation in the
wagon factory. His place of employ
ment was on the third floor of the fac
tory, to reach which, he would natur-
ally go up one pair of stairs, cross a
room to !; second floor and ascend a
second ps:r of stairs. Checking in af-
ter dinner on August Is, he assembled
the first stairs but as he was cross
ing the room he was attracted by an
edger, machine for planning the
edges of boards. The boy stepped
aside distance of thirteen feet and
put his hand upon the hood of the ma
chine to feel the suction He and
other boys working ON the third floor
had experimental with suction hoods
this way before, but in these machines
the knives were in the bed of the
machine In the machine which
MatbaSnn avoyo;nad a,,+ of au~;oc;+xv ~,
the second floor the knives were in the
hood, but this, Matheson did NOT know.
No one was around the latter machine,
although it was in operation. The
suction drew the boys hand against
the knives with the result that he lost
his fore arm near the elbow joint.
Holds Employer Liable.
In an elaborate opinion the commits
sion held that when this boy did
something, which the master might
reasonably expect he would, he was
still in the employment and subject
to compensation, although he had
deviated Ii feet out of his way to look
over a machine. It says that were a
grown man to do an act of this kind,
compensation would not have been
allowed. The decision says that chill
dren are curious, impulsive, thought
less, active and ignorant of dangers
and that as such they should not be
held to as strict an accountability as
grown people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

If the salarise of postmasters are
based on the earnings of the Offices over
which they have charge, and that is
the only basis on which any changes
in compensation for postmasters can be
made, the numerous candidates for the
postmastership at Kenosha need have
no uneasiness that the pay of the Office
here will be decreas so that it will
hardly pay them to take the job by the
time they get hold of the place The
Kenosha office has shown steady in
crease in receipts for years and it is
safe to say that the percentage of ex-
pense to amounts of mail handled and
receipts is as low in Kenosha as in any
city of the same class in the country
The Kenosha Office is showing a big
margin Of profits for the government
ON its operations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

The willingness of the big ice COM
panies to use local labor in the fields
will provide work for every idle man
in the city when the harvest commences
and the number of registrations for
these jobs will give pretty good line
on the situation N the city. Also it
will enable those in charge of relief
work to draw hard and fast line be-
tween the deserving and undeserving
applicants for aid from the city or the
charitable organizations. The pay is
Only that of day laborers, but man
can live ON it and have little for his
family--enough to keep them off the
pauper lists anyway-and a lot of men
who are used to more congonial sur
roundings and better pay are going to
welcome these jobs while waiting for
something better to turn up. The ice
companies are going to be the gamers
by the conditions for they will be able
to get a much higher grade of labor
than it is possible to secure ordinarily.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
NAMES ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Somers Men Named to Lay Out Road
in Town Of Pleasant Prairie Today.

Somers men were named by Judge
Taylor in the county court this morn
ing to aid in settling road fight in the
town Of Pleasant Prairie. The court APP
pointed A. J. Piper, George F. Leet and
Lawrence Ozanne to act as commits
sion in, deciding on the necessity of
opening road through the Matthias
Stahl farm. The members of the town
board of Pleasant Prairie declined to
open the road. The commissioners will
hold their first meeting at the court
house on next Tuesday morning and it
is probable that they will file their re-
port before the opening of the new
year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

Frank Roguska, who has long po-
lice record, was picked up by the po-
lice again Friday night and he is being
held pending an investigation. The
fellow had grip nearly filled with
cigars and tobacco and considerable
money. He alleged that the tobacco
and cigars and even the money had
been given him By man recently sent
to the state prison. No formal charge
was placed against Roguska.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
CARVER" GRADE TkoTTEp.

Formerly owned by Ed. G. Shepard
of Kenosha, now the property of A.
F. Mcneil of South Bristol, Kenoshs,
Co.. Wis. Carver will make the sea-
son at the stables on the Barker Pie
kens farm in South Bristol. Registered
No. 1874. Terms: $40 to insure live
foaL advwtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
DIR. LANE HEADS THE DENTAL,
SOCIETY.

The Kenosha County Dental Society,
component of the Wisconsin State Den
tai Society, met last evening in the
office of DR.. Lane DR.. Rowell. DR..
Shearer, DR.. DAWN anG DIR. Step.
We're elected to membership IN the So
eiety. The following officers were
elected fos the ensuing year, President,
DR.. Lane; viee-prssident, DR.. Ka1ten-
bach; secretary, DR.. Flattery; treasur-
er, DR.. Ryan; librarian, DR.. Cheever.
Board Of censors-Dr. McGrory, the re-
firing president, DR.. Lane, DR.. Kalten-
bach
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

Judge G. E. Randall, District Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks III
Wisconsin, made his annual visit to the
Oshkosh Lodge on Friday evening. The
evening was made notable one for the
Oshkosh Elks and great banquet was
held IN honor of District Deputy Ran
DALI Oshkosh has one of the best or
CARNATIONS of the EIks- in the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

Observance of the few common sense
rules laid down by Fire Chief Isermann
for Christmas decorations may prevent
tragedy or save heavy money losses.
Light and infammable material in deco
rations marks the user as a man care
less of possible consequences to him
self and theirs Safety first should be
the rule in every home or store when
the subject of Christmas displays is un-
der consideration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
MILO M. SMITH HEADS DoKEYs
Kenosha Man Elected Royal Vizier, of
Alden Temple at Annual Meeting.

Kenosha members of the Alden Tenn
pie of the Dramatic Knights of
Khorassan, have been signally honored
in the selection of Milo NJ. Smith as
Royal Vizier of the Temple for the com
ing year. The membership of the Alden
Temple is made up of Pythians from
both Racine and Kenosha, and Mr..
Smith has the honor of being the first
Royal Vizier to be selected from the
Kenosha members since the institution
of the Temple. Notable ceremonies Of
installation will take place early in the
new year. More than fifty of the Ke-
nosha Pythians are now members of
the Alden Temple and it is expected
that during the coming year several
ceremonials of the Temple will be held
In Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

A petition for administration of the
estate OF the late Edmund Ramsden,
late of the town of Brighton, has been
filed in the county court. The value of
the estate is placed at $4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

Detectives interested in the search
for the 10 t taken from the Fl. ". JEFF
fiery home are beginning to come to
Kenosha in large numbers. The large
rewards offered for the return of the
jewels is attracting some of the best
agencies in the business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

This war is grand test of medi-
eal science and emergency resources,
and, according to the accounts from
the battlefield, it is being met nobly
and in a way to astonish the world
The healing forces. heavily handi-
capped in numbers and every other
way, are making a fight which will
go down in history as one of the tri-
umphs Of the times
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

The snow storm brought real Christ
mas business to the stores of Kenosha
today. Most Of the business men de-
clare that the holiday business for the
year promises to be just as good as it
was last year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

Mike Stankus, who was picked up in
q semi frozen condition out in the
town of Somers by Sheriff Achen on
Thursday evening, had recovered suf-
iciently to be able to travel this morn
ing and he was released from Jail
There was no charge against the man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

With the advent Of overcoat and
&aistcoat weather, man receives the
welcome reinforcement of about nine
much needed pockets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

faint an inch thick on money has
no trouble in getting takers these
days-if upon any day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

lot of opportunities come at inop-
perfume times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

Though there be no opera this win
ter, there will still be the photograph
records.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

A license has been issued for the
marriage of Arthur Mau and Miss EN-
ma Olga Mahnke, both of henosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

Avoid heat under the collar in your
war discussions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
THE OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
of
KenOsha County, Wisconsin, for 1914.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

clifford .. Randall. ....... Municipal Judge
Jas. Il. Iully. ....... Clerk Municipal Court
george w. Taylor. County Judge
1SuSSeil n. JONES'. .-.s. County Cieth
Shas. II; Pfennig. Member of Assembly
4; ". b. Aehen. .....................Sh erlh
Philip Hartman, Jr Treasurer
Benz NJ De Deimar. .................Cl Clerk
or Circuit Court and Register in Probate
Perkins c. Iorrey. Register of Deeds
Alfred L. Drury. District Attorney
Herbert C. Millager. Coroner
William e. 0'Brien. ..... County Surveyor
John ]. Kerwif7. Go. Supt of Schools
JoSeph Il. Dalton. Assessor of Incomes
Russell II. Jones. County Agent
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24

Let the News do your printing.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-08-14
Sale Of Valuable Real Estate By
W. E. Daniel, Administrator
Of Jackson Daniel, Deceased

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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-08-14
Friday, August IA, 1914.
Germany seems to be we'll sup
piled with ultimatums.
Every day ought to be clean
up day : keep scrubbin'.

We said we were Long on
Candidates" and he proved to be
Long on votes also, getting the
largest majority of any candi-
date on the ticket who had any
opposition.