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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-02-25
Washington Street Restaurant Sold

Last week Geo. Mott sold his
Washington street restaurant to ole
Wick, who will conduct it in the flu
| ture.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT SMILES.
--latest Thing in the Movie Picture
Line Reaches Kenosha.

Do you want moving picture of
yourselfg Do you want your friends
to see you smile and laugh and frown9
If You want to display these intimate
features of your makeup to every one
You give your picture to you can do
it as the life motion photograph, the
very latest development Of the NOV
ing picture craze, has reached Kenosha.
IT is clever idea and SO simple that
any child can operate it. The life
motion photograph is a common photo
graph which is covered with a screen
which moves back and fourth and the
movement of this screen is sufficient to
bring many changes of facial express
sion. 1t is the greatest novelty in
photographs ever seen in Kenosha.
The Brown Studio on South street has
introduced the life motion photograph
III Kenosha and lot Of people are now
giving away their smiles and frowns
with every likeness. It is certain that
the new photograph viii prove as pop
ular in Kenosha as it has in other
cities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
..THE TRAFFIC. COMING.

THE Traffic, which has scored
go, will be presented at the Rhode on
Sunday, March LIST. At first the critics
of Chicago, admitting the power and
truth of "The Traffic. doubted its
sincerity of purpose and Of its author,
Miss Marshall, q young woman who has
spent the greater portion of her life
heading reform movements, and whose
investigation Of the terrible conditions
attendant upon the white slave traffic
were responsible for herswriting, .The
Traffic. in an effort to open the eyes
of the general public to the conditions
as it exists and fourishes in many Of
the largest American cities; in the hope
that it light arouse sufficient interest
to bring forth legislation that would
bring an end to such terrible condi-
tions.
1T has succeeded in arousing the peo-
pie of Chicago and has been highly in
dorsed by Lieut.. Gov. 0 'Hara of Illi-
nois and number Of earnest reform
ers, who, while admitting that it is
rather frank and severe, nevertheless
indorse it as a powerful lesson and
warning to all young women.
"The Traffic goes straight, without
any delicate short cuts to the causes,
the methods, the motives and results Of
prostitution.
It's fascinating and pointed truths
disclose the industrial reasons that
start SO many girls on the road to the
brothel. Poverty, sickness and dirt
all caused by insufficient pay for hon
est work-cons itute the home and en-
vironment of many ignorant and inno-
cent girls, and they are soon made
aware that there is way-one way
only as they see it-by which they can
get share Of the world IS one standard
treasure-money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
EXCUSE ME- NEXT SUNDAY.
This is One of the Best Shows of the
Season.

In Excuse Me, which product of
Rupert Hughes pen s. 7. King
Amusement Co., inc, will offer at the
Rhode Opera House for one day, Sun
day, Feb. 22nd, matinee and night, and
which is variously known as an
"episodical farce also I" a pullman
carnival all Of its scenes being
aboard an Overland Limited enroute
from Chicago to Reno, a regulation,
guaranteed genuine, blown in the bot
tie holdup, is one of the features.
Suddenly there is a grinding of wheels,
as the air brakes are thrown on, the
rafting Of windows and the jerking of
coaches which would be incidental to
the sudden stoppage of a transcontin-
entail flyer, the train comes to halt.
The passengers Of the sleeping car in
view at the moment jump confusedly
to their feet and then, with natural
curiosity, seek the coach vestibules,
hoping to learn the cause of this sud-
den stop. A moment later, they re-
treat into the body Of the car utter
ing the alarming information that the
train is being "held up.' Following
the passengers come two business-like
Individuals, masked with handker-
chiefs over the lower portion Of their
face, and training brace of long re-
volyers upon the group of frightened.
travellers. Lining the party up with
their hands in the air, the bandits pro-
coed to go through them and col
lect their personal belongings, holding
everything in subsection by the threat
ening handling of their guns and the
sincere promise to make any stranger
regret the least movement not anti
cipated by them.
The holdup scene is a thrilling seq
rent of serious drama neatly inserted
into a play which until that time has
been one long succession of uproarious
laughs, and it has it's effect. The ten
sion is allowed to last but very short
time, however, for the carelessness of
one of the highwaymen opens an OPP
rortunity for a quick thinking and
acting man among the passengers, and
"a minute later, the series of laughter
producing incidents Of which Excuse
Me" is constituted resumes activity.
S. T. King Amusement Co., inc, has
selected what is said to be an excel
lent cast in the presentation of this
play, the artists being in full accord
with the roles entrusted to chem The
scenic investment is one of the most
unique aud striking ever witnessed on
any stage, pullman cars, with all their
detail being on the settings of the
play. advdw
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
GIRL TELLS STRANGE STORY.
Anna Walanskis Arrested on Larceny
Charge Admits Stealing for 8 Years


Anna Walanskis, Polish girl, a
years of age, was brought before Judge
Randall in the municipal court this
morning charged with grand larceny
1t was alleged that she had stolen set
of furs, pocketbook and a small sum
of money from the ladies waiting room
in the Coliseum on Tuesday night. The
girl admitted the charges against her
and declared to the court that she had
been taught to steal in childhood and
that she had been guilty of petty thefts
from her parents and relatives sincA
she was six years of age. She declared
that stealing had been a mania with
her. She asserted that her parents had
made good thefts on several occasions
and she asked TO be permitted to return
the articles which were taken at the
Coliseum. Judge Randall found the
Csc decidedly interesting enc and
he withheld his Judgment pending an
interview with the parents of the young
girl He is hopeful that some plan can
be made which Will insure her reform
without a prison term.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
WITHIN THE LAW. I"
Coming to the Rhode Monday Night,
February 23rd.

within the Law is within life
every line of it. 'Tis a story of alb
sorbing interest cut out of human ex-
Ferience, wrote Harriet Stanton
Batch, the great suffrage leader, after
witnessing a performance of Bayard
Eeiller's smashing drama of modern
conditions in New York life, which
will be seen at the Rhode Monday
evening, Feb. 23rd This is the play
that ran for an entire year at the
Fltinge Theatre in New York 1t has
been called "the play the Presidents
90 to see'' because both Woodrow
Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt have
not only enjoyed the performance, but
have written of it in highest praise
to the author. stI was never more
thrilled and interested declared the
former while the redoubtable Teddy -
began his letter of appreciation with
the words, 81 want to thank you for
your play When such representa-
tive Americans take it upon them
selves publicly to express their en-
thusiasm about play, there must be
q reason. Perhaps a great factor in
the success of fWithin the Law is
the timeliness of the topics with which
it deals. 1t tells the story of shop
girl underpaid and underfed. who is
unjustly accused of theft The evil
dence against her is so slight that her
employers Intervention might save.
her. But in order to make an example
of her, he requests the judge to inn
pose heavy sentence upon her.
Mary Turner after three years Of
prison life, determines to find her re-
venge She becomes associated with
a gang of "crooks" and proceeds to
Prey upon society in an ingenious and
successful fashion. All her schemes
for getting money are carried on
f'within the law" and though to quote
the play she makes a monkey of the
police department, she manages to
evade arrest and even to laugh at the
authorities. The climax in her scheme
Of revenge is her marriage to the son
CT the man who sent her to prison.
/" You took away my name and gave
ne number, and now have given up
that number and I've got your name, =
she cries out to the employer when he
learns of her marriage. This is one
Of dozen or more equally stirring
situations in what is undoubtedly the
greatest theatrical success of this half
century. Phone So for seats. Prices,
lowe as 1886 AMI 81 .5eg
75c anu zoe; gallery 25c. advdw
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
NOTICE.

The Wisconsin Highway Commission
or Feb, 18th, held an examination at
Kenosha for the position of County
Highway Commissioner for Kenosha
County. The following gentlemen
took the examination:
w. E. 0 'Brien, Andrew Schmitz.
John Mcconnell, Frank Harmon, Joe
Borkenhagen, William Minager, G. A.
Voeltz, c. E. Dewey, w. J. Craney, w.
C. Toner and John Fonken, all Of Ke-
nosha City; and Harding Grow, Frank
T, Holt, Pleasant Prairie; G. NJ. Bis
hop, Bristol; John II. Herzog, Somers,
and William Kline, Twin Lakes.
The Wisconsin Highway Commission
viii appreciate and consider confden-
tial any information as to the charac-
ter or ability of any of these candi-
dates. Letters should be fled with the
commission ON or before Saturday,
Feb. list 1914. BY order.
Wisconsin Highway Commission,
f19dwadv Madison. Wisconsin.
NJ n
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
TO COMMISSION THIS WEEK
City Attorney Busy Today Preparing
the Resolution for Submission of the
Big Problem to the Commission and
Decision is Expected in Record Time.

There is not going to be any delay in
getting track elevation started in Keno
sha and this morning Mayor Dan. 0.
Head sent out formal call for a meet
ing of the common council to be held
Thursday afternoon at which time the
council will be asked to pass resolu-
tion submitting the question Of track
elevation to the railway commission of
Wisconsin. Kenosha will be forced TO
blaze a new trail for cities of Wiscon-
sin which may seek track elevation in
the future as there has been no case
of this sort before the commission with
the exception Of some minor cases Of
elevation in Milwaukee,
City Attorney Slater is busy today
drawing the formal petition Of the city
and it will be ready for action by the
council at the special meeting on
Thursday afternoon. Mayor Head has
already taken the matter up with the
members of the commission and has as
surances that the commission will push
the decision forward just as rapidly as
possible. Agents of the North Western
road have given the assurance that the
company will not object to any reason
able order which may be issued by the
commission and it is not thought that
there is any reason to believe that the
order will be delayed by any court
procedure. The agreement between the
company and the city is that fhe ele-
walton work will be completed within
seven years from the isuing of the
order.
Already question has been raised
as to the effect which the addition OF
q large -erritory to the city will have
on the elevation plan and it is not at
all impossible that the company will
have to expend a larger sum than was
originally contemplated. If the south
limits of the city are extended to Selma
avenue it is probable that the south
limits of the ELEVATION will have to be
extended to this point. This matter
has been discussed informally with the
company and they are fully aware Of
the possible conditions to be met. The
annexation of this new territory should
be completed by the first of June, and il
is not probable that the order of the
commission for the elevation of the
tracks will be issued before this time.
People interested in the opening of
atreets and the building of subways
will be given wide notice Of the hear
ing by the commission and it is certain
that every person and corporation IN
terested will have chance to be heard.
The city will take upon itself the de-
Tense of the demands for subways On
all streets mentioned in the order re-
Gently prepared under the direction of
the city attorney and the city, engineer.
This is the order which is now in the
hands of the council. 1t is probable
that the company will submit to the
commission the original order sent 20
Kenosha and the commission will be
called to make a decision between the
two orders.
81 an hopeful that the dirt will be
flying for elevation before the end of
the summer was the statement of
Mayor Head this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
FOR VISITORS AT THE INSTITUTE.

A Farmers Institute will be in SEES
sion February 26th and 9th in Keno
sha. The Merchants and Savings Bank
of that city extends a hearty invitation
to the visitors at this institute to
make the bank their headquarters.
Whenever they are not occupied with
institute affairs we shall be glad to see
them in our building where they may
have comfortable seats in our direc-
tors room and be able to read or write
any letters they may think necessary.
Everyone will be entirely welcome.
The Officers of the,
adv Merchants and Savings Bank
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19

The woman S committee composed of
Miss Balm, chairman, Mrs. w. Fl. Rob-
inson, Miss Z. E. Robinson Of Kenosha;
Miss Dexter of Pleasant Prairie, and
woman from every other town in the
county, viii have charge of the enter
tainment for the women during the
Farmers Institute at Kenosha, Feb
26th and 9th. In addition to the
cooking school which will be held at
the NJ. E. church there will be addi-
tional features which will be entertain
ing as well as educational.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
KENosHA CLUB TO LEAD.
Auto Owners in Kenosha Believe State
CTS Too -, For Registration.

Me--oers of the Kenosha Automobile
club are to lead an appeal to the state
association for an effort4to secure some
other form of securing the registration
of automobiles in Wisconsin. The for
NAL demand of the Kenosha club has
already been fled with the secretary
of the associatiolfsin Milwaukee. In it
it is held that the state is now. charg-
ing ? considerable sum in excess of the
exact charges for registering automo-
biles and the members demand that a
court test be made to secure the return
of this excess to the owners of auto
mobiles. Similar cases have been start
ed in other states and it is declared
that the courts without exception have
decided in favor of the automobile
owners. Many auto clubs in Wisconsin
are watching the outcome of the move
with a great deal of interest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
FATHER BROKE UP CEREMONIES
John Wurthman Who Married Kenosha
Girl in Milwaukee last August Found
to Have Wife and Two Children Liv-
ing in Chicago-Wife Asks Release.

The last chapter of one of cupid s
tragedies was written in the municipal
court this morning when Mrs. Ellen
Rierbaam Wurthman Of Kenosha,
through her attorney, NJ. G. O'Donnell,
brought a suit demanding an absolute
divorce from her husband, John Wurth-
man In her complaint she charges
higamy and asserts that at the time
she was married to Wurthman in Mil
waukee on the ninth day of last
August her husband had wife and
two children living in Chicago and
that after an investigation she found
that Wurthman had not been divorced
from TIE Chicago wife and had not
sought any divorce in the courts.
1t is not expected that Wurthman
will make any appearance in the case.
He is said to be in Chicago, but local
people who are friends of the deserted
wife declare that they do not know
whether or not Wurthman is living
with his wife and children. Mrs.
Wurthman was employed in one of the
Kenosha factories and she made the
acquaintance of Wurthman, who was a
baggage handler on the North Western
road more than year before the mar
riage ceremony was performed in Mil
Waukee Wurthman came to Kenosha
regularly and courted the young Wom-
an, shswering gifts upon her and fin
ally he secured her consent to mar
riage. 1t was arranged to have the
ceremony performed at the home of
the sister of Mrs. Wurthman III Chica-
90. In the meantime Wurthman had
been supporting his wife and children
in Chicago and on the morning of his
marriage to Miss Bierbaum he had
kissed his wife and children 'good
bye with the statement that he would
be forced to spend several days in
Milwaukee, Mrs. Wurthman learned
Of his plans to marry the Kenosha
girl when she found postal card IN
enc Of his discarded coats. She inn
mediately appealed to the father of
her husband and the elder Wurthman
went to Milwaukee on the day follow
ing the ceremony. He found Wurth
man and his second bride celebrating
the marriage with large party of
friends and catching the bridegroom
Ey the scruff of the neck he threw him
out of the house and declared to the
people present that the son was guilty
Of bigamy.
Miss Bierbaum never lived with
Wurthman and on the day following
his unmasking she returned to Kenosha
and resumed her work here. The elder
Wurthman took the son to Chicago and
no action for criminal prosecution of
him was ever started. The second
Mrs Wurthman was crushed as re-
suit of her being deceived and she had
no desire to have any part in the ar
rest OF the man who had deceived her.
Wurthman has not been seen IN Ke-
nosha since the marriage and it is re-
garded as certain that he will not con-
test the divorce action. Service in the
case is being secured by publication as
the wife delares that she does not
know the present whereabouts of her
husband of a day
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
CONGRATULATE KENosHA.
Waukegan and Racine Papers Rejoice
With Kenosha over Track Elevation

WauKegan ana hacIne PapSrS Rejoice
With Kenosha over Track Elevation
Waukegan and Racine have shown
their admiration for the city of Keno
sha and papers IN both Of the cities
on Tuesday evening congratulate the
people Of Kenosha on paving the way
for elevation Of the tracks of the
North Western railway through the
city. Both Racine and Waukegan had
taken great interest in the action Of
the Kenosha council and the rauke.
gan people went so far as to send
representatives to Kenosha to watch
the progress of the movement to Sc
cure elevated tracks. Waukegan had
81 its wires laid to demand from the
company the improvement which had
been offered to Kenosha
The Waukegan Gazette in discussing
the matter says:
The act of Kenosha in re-consid-
ering and taking over the railroad IS
proposition effectively knocks Wauke-
gan and the other cities along the line
who have been flirting with the com
Tany since it first became known that
they had such large sum of money
to expend on their right of way. At
some time i'll the future it is thought
when the company is ready to carry
cut its declared policy to improve the
tracks from Kenosha to Chicago, Wau-
kegan win be in line to prosper by
these arrangements, but for the pres
ent there is no hope for anything from
the hands of the road
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
DoUeHNUTs FOR CHARITY.
Postoffce Has Unclaimed Parcel Which
Will be Turned Over to an Institution.

The officials of the Kenosha postof-
flee have box filed with perfectly
good doughnuts-fried cakes if you
are to be turned over
to some institution if the owner of
them can not be located. The parcel
arrived by parcel post in bad condi-
tion and it is impossible to tell to
whom it was addressed or by whom it
was sent. Assistant Postmaster Zens
IS authority for the statement that the
holes in the doughnuts are still intact
and he is willing to turn the parcel
over to any one who can prove prop
erty. The cancellation stamp indi-
Gates that the dainty pastry was
shipped from Galesburg, ILL., Under
the rule of the department if the par
Gel IS not called for it may be turned
orer to some charitable institution
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
ASK PEOPLE FOR INFORMATION
State Commission Seeks Facts in Re-
gard to All Candidates Seeking APP
pointnent From Kenosha County
Board-Finish Examinations Today.

Fourteen sturdy sons of Kenosha
county, all of them burning with de-
sire to render service to the people
in the capacity of county highway
commissioner, gathered at the court
house this morning to take the ex-
animation for civil service certificate
which would entitle them to election
by the county board to the coveted
job. The examination started at ten
clock and for the first half hour
there were thirteen writing in the of
fee Of the county judge, but then
County Supervisor John Herzog of
Somers came in and he broke the hoe
doc number.
There were lot of good men. who
sought to pass the examination con-
Quoted by the state highway commits
sion. The list included G. E. Dewey,
County Surveyor William O'Brien, J..
Mcconnell, Andrew Schmitz, w a.
Millager and j. Borkenhagen, all of
Kenosha; Harding Grow, John Herzog,
James Hannah and w. J. Craney of
the town of Somers; William Kline of
Randall; Charles Bishop of Bristol,
and Frank Holt and William Toner of
the town of Pleasant Prairie 1t dad
been expected that a number of ap-
plicants from other portions of the
state would appear to take the examin-
elton, hp's wher the exawination tart
cd it was sec ne limaaed entirely
to local applicants. The examination
was in charge of A r. Hirst, chief
engineer of the highway commission
and he brought with him one Of the
best examiners Of the commission.
The entire morning was given over
te the written work of the examua-
tion and this included the answering
Of many practical questions relating
ste roads and road building. The ques-
tisAs were largely test Of the com
mon sense Of the applicants rather
than technical examination.
The chief engineer of llra highway
commission this afternoon ent out
formal advertisement asking cor in
formation in regard to The men who
are seeking the position and people
throughout the county will be asked to
contribute such information as they
may have as to the qualifications and
the lack of qualifications of candidates
for the position
"You see you can always be gov
erned by what is said in recommends
tions presented by candidates" said
Mr. Hirst, and we have adopted this
Plan of asking people who may know
these candidates and know them well
to give their views to the commission
All of this matter will Of course be
treated as confidential and the com
mission will use it only in conducting
its own examination. 1t is impossible
for us to know about the character and
general reputation of these men and
the plan of asking for this information
has proved helpful in many counties. +"
The examination will be concluded
late this afternoon and it is expected
that the result will be announced
within the next ten days. The mem
bers of the county board are hopeful
that report on the standing of the
candidates may be secured before the
adjourned session of the board set for
February oath.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19

A sale of lis head of Holstein COWS
and heifers will be held at the farm
Of Reuben Z. Thomas, three miles north
Of Libertyville on Wednesday, Feb.
18th. The Thomas herd has been one
ct the most famous herds in Northern
Illinois and it is certain that lot of
Kenosha county cattle fanciers viii
attend the sale.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19
ROSE sTAHL IN MAGGIE PEPPER.

The eminent American coincidence,
Miss Rose Stahl, will appear at the
Rhode opera house on Tuesday night,
March End, i'll her latest and greatest
success.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19

There are lot Of things we are go
ing to do after a while = Don t let
the installation Of a water supply sys-
tenn be one of those things. You
might just as well begin at once to get
the benefit of it. Chas. II. Good
man adv