The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-16
Five Well Known Men Are
Appointed to Act as
Incorporat0rs of the
New Branch.
WELL KNOWN men ATTEND

The first steps towards the re-
organization Of the branch of the
Wisconsin Humane society in Kenosha'
were taken Monday night, when repre-
sentative citizens assembled at the
Guild hail.
The state superintendent, Zachariah
Clayton, Milwaukee, and Mrs. E. j.
George, Pewaukee, were present.
James Cavanagh acted as chairman
of the meeting and outlined plan of
action, including, first of ALL incor-
poration. This is in order that the
body may legally accept and expend
gifts of money from other organiza-
tions, especially the county board.
committee of incorporation con-
sisting of s. S. Simmons, G. E. Skiller,
P. G. Torrey, Simon Gottlieb and G. G.
Brown was selected to attend to the
incorporation. Mr.. Cavanagh offered
his services free of charge in drawing
| up incorporation papers and having
them duly registered in the Office of
the secretary of state.
eve average one case day that is
given attention in Waukesha county,
Mrs. George told her audience in speak
ing Of her work as agent.
Grain in Parlor Inhumane7
81 have all sorts Of complaints that
are sent me by letter, telephoned me or
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gradually sift themselves into classes.
There are those which need attention,
there are cases which are plainly the
outcome of petty neighborhood spite
and there are others where people mis-
understand the nature of the duties of
a humane officer.
81 had one interesting instance of
this sort not long ago A woman sent
for me to visit her. After preliminary
cautioning as to how necessary it was
that her name should not be divulged
in the matter after begging me to act
and act secretly so far as she was con
cerned-she finally got to the kernel
of the interview and told me what she
wanted done.
HHer father evidently willful and
determined sort, insisted upon storing
the years crop of wheat in her moth
er's parlor and I was asked to exert
my powers as humane officer to Dust
that wheat. Needless to say, I did not
act. ] referred her to the health officer.
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"On the other hand, these complaints
often have a serious and tragic founda-
tion. Par example, I was called to in
vestigate a case where a man, working
on some one IS else farm as farm hand
had housed his wife and two little
children in the shed at the rear of his
mothers house. The shed had no win
dows. The only light came through
the doorway and the door was not a
hinged affair, but merely slab of
boards set up against the aperture in
the wall with a stick propped against
it to keep it from blowing open. The
man allowed his wife one dollar week
for living expenses for herself and
children. He was taken into court and
his family moved to more comfortable
quarters. He was not sent to Jail, but
was put on probation in order that his
income from his work as farm hand
might not cease.
"Another arrest made on that same
day was of man that had driven a
horse until it was exhausted and then
placed fly plasters on its legs until the
animal was in circulating pain. He
was fined twenty-five dollars and given
ten days in Jail.
Mrs. George, who is a woman of
means, has never taken any pay for her
services as humane agent, but she has
accepted her actual expenses and is
willingly acceded that by the citizens
of Waukesha county. AS she uses her
own motor car these expenses are small
and for the past year were but $188.0O.
"When / first began this work, =
Mrs. George said, "people used to
laugh at me and regard it as non
sense, but they do not laugh any more.
I have all the support | need, willing
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