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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
Welded AT ST. JAMES CHURCH.

In an early morning wedding cere.
mony at st. James Church this morn
ing, Miss Agnes G. Tobin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tobin, became the
bride of Harvey J. Balm, well known
travelling salesman of the N. R. Al
lens Sons Company. The wedding
service was read by the Rev. R. j.
Smith in the presence Of members and
friends of the families of the contract
ing parties. The bride was attired in
a travelling suit Of blue velvet and
carried brides roses. She was attended
by her sister, Miss Edna Tobin who
wore brown velvet and carried show
er of yellow roses. Chester Balm, a
brother of the groom, was the best
man. Following the ceremonies at the
church a wedding breakfast was
served at the Tobin home on Pomeroy
street. The home was charmingly dec
Grated in honor of the event and at the
breakfast covers were laid for twenty
guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Balm left later
in the morning for the east where they
will spend an extended honeymoon.
They will be at home to their friends
after the first of November at COB
Park avenue. Both Mr. and Mrs. Balm
have wide circle of friends in Keno
sha and they will have the best wishes
of all.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
OUTING FOR SCOUTS.
Racine and Kenosha Boy Scouts to
Have Outing at Petrifying Springs.

The biggest Boy Scout camp in the
state is to be opened at Petrifying
Springs in the town Of Somers on
Thursday morning and it is expected
that no less than two hundred and fifty
Racine and Kenosha Boy Scouts will
be at the camp during the next three
or four days. Two hundred Scouts
from Racine will hike to the springs
early Thursday morning and the camp
is to be in charge of these boys. The
Kenosha Scouts are to be guests If they
care to go out to the camp. Every
regulation of the Scouts will be OBJ
served at the camp and it is expected
that the big outing will offer lot of
sport for the boys from the two cities.
The program for the outing includes
many sports and games and it is under
stood that the Kenosha Scouts will be
welcomed to take part in these games.
Hiking to the Camp" from Kenosha
promises to be popular with the Ke-
nosha Boy Scouts during the remainder
of the week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
NEW REGULATIONS IN FORCE.
New Provisions for Parcel Post Go
Into Effect This Morning.

Commencing today the size of parcel
post packages acceptable for mailing
at the local postofice will be increased
in size from seventy-two inches in
length and girth combined to eighty
four inches, according to new order
just received from the postoffice de-
partment in Washington by Postmas-
ter R. v. Baker. Another new order
is that after today the sender of a
parcel post package can get receipt
for the parcel by paying an additional
cent, which shall be affixed to parcel
in serviceable postage stamps. This
receipt does not give the sender any
recourse however, should the parcel
become lost, damaged, or stolen from
the mails. A new rate for the insur-
ance of parcels also goes into effect
tomorrow, and thereafter they can be
insured up to maximum of 100000,
whereas the limit heretofore was
$4,000. The new insurance fee is as
follows: All amounts up to $500,
three cents; $500 to $500, five cents;
$500 to $4,000, ten cents, and $4,000
to $4,000, twenty-five cents. The old
rate was five cents for parcels valued
at less than $25.0o and ten cents for
those over $25.00 and not more
than $4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
MARRIED THIS MORNING.
DR.. Alfred owre of U. of M. WEEDS Miss
Franc Hockenberger in Kenosha.

At the home of the bride s parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Hockenberger,
South Park avenue, at nine o'clock
this morning occurred the marriage of
DR.. Alfred Owre, dean of the College of
Dentistry, University of Minnesota,
and Miss Franc Charlotte Hockenber-
ger, secretary to the Dean of Women
University of Minnesota. Rev. DR..
John Wesley Carter, of Racine, per
formed the ceremony. The wedding
couple left Immediately for their new
home in Minneapolis. DR.. Owre has
won world wide reputation for
linking. There are few countries in
the world that he has not covered in
this way. Last summer he walked
through the Orient at the same time
that the Vincent party was visiting
there. The press of this country has
given DR.. Owre the reputation of be-
ing one of the most travelled men in
the world by this particular method
The bride has also won the affection
of a large circle of people at the Uni
versity of Minnesota where she is
favorably known.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
LAUNCH BELDEN CANDIDACY
Walworth County Bar Takes the Lead
in Naming Judge Belden fer Justice

Notwithstanding the fact that Judge
E. B. Belden of Racine has not formal
ly announced his candidacy for the
office Of justice of the supreme court,
his candidacy has been formally launch
ed by the bar Of Walworth county and
today many attorneys in Kenosha re-
ceived copies of resolutions adopted
by unanimous vote at a meeting of
the Walworth county bar on Tuesday.
The resolutions are as follows:
"Whereas, We have learned with sor-
row that the condition of health of the
Hon. William Fl. Timlin is such that
he will not be candidate for re-elec-
tion as justice of the supreme court,
and
Whereas, We regret the loss to the
state Of the services Of 50 fearles, indie
pendent and able a jurist, and
Whereas, The Hon. Ellsworth B.
Belden, now in the very prime Of life,
has had more than thirteen years of ex-
perience as judge of the first judicial
circuit of Wisconsin, following several
years Of service as probate judge of
Racine county, and is by reason of his
legal learning, judicial temperament,
freedom from partisanship and long ex-
perience eminently fitted for the posi-
tion as justice of the supreme court, be
it
Resolved, BY the members Of the
Walworth County Bar association that
we urge the candidacy Of Hon. Ellsworth
B. Belden for justice of the supreme
court, and pledge him our loyal support.
Be it further
Resolved, That copy Of these res
olutions be mailed to Judge Belden
and copies furnished to the press. =
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
ELIGIBLE TO SCHOOL BOARD.
County Governing Committee Member
ship Not Limited to the Men.

Wisconsin women are eligible to the
new county committee on common
schools, created by the legislature
which has just adjourned. This is the
opinion Of Attorney General Walter G..
Owen, given at the request Of Mrs.
Henry M. Youmans, president of the
Wisconsin Suffrage Association. The
committee on common schools, which
takes the place of the former county
board Of education, consists of three
persons who are ultimately to be elect
ed by the county board Of supervisors,
but who are temporarily appointed by
the chairman Of that board. The law
provides that any elector resident
within the county, but not within a
city under a city superintendent, shall
be eligible to appointment on such
committee. According to the opin-
ion rendered by the attorney general,
though "membershipship on the COM
mittee of common schools is not men
toned as one of the positions that a
woman may hold he believes that
"a woman who is qualified to vote on
school matters is an elector in con-
temptation of chapter 531 Of the laws
Of 1915"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
HARRISON QUITS FORCE.
Police Officer Sends in Resignation on
Tuesday After Short Service.

Harry G. Harrison, member Of the
Kenosha police department. since the
first Of June, handed his resignation
to Chief of Police O'Hare on Tues
day and it will be acted upon at the
next meeting of the police and fire
commission. Harrison has been rehev-
ed of service now, but no new man will
be named to the force until later. Har-
rison gave no reason for quitting the
force more than that he did not care
for the duties of the department.. It
is possible that there will be several
other changes in the force later in the
month Chief O'Hare has number
of men on the waiting list and
it is not expected that there will
be any trouble filing any vacancies
which may occur For the most part
the new men on the departments have
stood the weeks of apprenticeship well
and they are rounding into shape for
first class service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
FREIGHT TRAINS MEET HEAD-OR
misunderstanding of Orders Results Ia
One of the Worst Wrecks Known in
This Section of the State in Several
Years Trainmen Narrowly Escape.
(From Wednesdays Dailvl

One man was killed and three Others
had mi culous escapes from death this
morning when two freight trains on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail-
way collided head on between fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets in Racine. The
man killed was Walter Spect, aged so
years, engineer in charge of the engine
of an east-bou freight. He was lit
orally cooked to death by escaping
steam in the boilers of his engine.
The two trains were running at a
high rate of speed at the time of the
collision and the ireml of the east
bound train, Ralph Sewer, saved him
self by jumping. The trains came to-
gether with a crash that was heard
blocks from the scene of the collision
and the engine of the east bound train
was demolished. In some miraculous
manner the engine Of the westbound
ice train was not SO badly damaged,
and the engineer and fireman in charge
managed to save themselves from in
jury by jumping. Spect who met death
In the accident was a Racine man and
an employee of the engineering depart
mentof the road for more than twenty
years. Dennis Gillen, a Racine man,
was conductor of the East Bound train
and G. o. Smith ives in charge Of the
west bound train tt was claimed THAI
Smith received ogders at t5e Racine
station to meet the cast bound freight
II
at Racine Junction. It was also assert
ed that orders had been given the east
bound train t. await the other one at
the Junction. The trainmen refuse to
make any statements to the conflict in
orders or the failure of any one to OBJ
serve the orders. The body of Spect
was taken from under the debris of
the engine. 1t was so burned by steam
as to make it almost unrecognizable.
Cars of the two trains were piled up
along the track for some distance do
ing away with all movement of trains
on that section of the St. Paul road.
Several Kenosha people who were in
Racine this morning saw the wrecked
trains. Wreckers are busy removing
the debris of the engines and cars, but
it will be many hours before the track
is cleared and open for traffic.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
rs GOING ABROAD.
Leo Tecktonius Well known Pianist to
Tempt Submarines in War Waters.

Leo Tecktonius Racine s famous
pianist, well known in Kenosha, made
application for his passport at the of
fee of the clerk of the circuit court in
Racine Tuesday. The application was
accompanied by two photographs of
himself. Mr. Tecktonius leaves New
York on September 18th, sailing on the
French line which will take the south
ern route for Paris where he will give
concerts during the the winter season
for the benefit of the French soldiers.
Mr.. Tecktonius was interviewed and
asked if he did not fear the German
submarines. He stated that his steam
er would take route which so far had
not been bothered by the undersea
craft and he did not believe there was
much danger. However, he said
in parting, IF anything happens I
will be sure and let you know
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
NABBED BY kENOSHl DEPUTY
John Tomek Who Wanted to Enforce
Laws in Two Counties Gets in Bad
and Is Lucky to Lose Only His Star
Pal Confined for Intoxication.

John Tomek, Racine county deputy
sheriff was stripped of his star and his
gun on Tuesday as result of com
plants made by the sheriff of Kenosha
county. Tomek failed to remember that
his services were not of value outside
of Racine county and when he butted
in on the work of Fritz Rudy, the lake
shore road motor cycle deputy he found
himself on the way to the Kenosha
Jail. Rudy was "riding the road
when he found man running an auto
mobile at just a mile or so over the
speed set by the county ordinance.
Rudy stopped the man and warned him
not to go SO fast. The man driving the
automobile had taken the warning in
good faith and had thanked the officer
when Tomek and man by the name
of John Sadlen, both from Racine, came
bursting along in an automobile.
Never mind what that fellow says
shouted Tomek at the driver of the au-
tomobile. Just about that time things
began to happen. .SWho are your
Rudy called to the Racine man. And
then he swelled up and showed badge
which showed that he was a deputy
from Racine county. "Well, you are
on the wrong side of the county line'
said Rudy and just then he noticed
that the man with Tomek was badly
.ander the influence Of liquor. You
are both pinehed was the next call
from Rudy and he turned the Racine
automobile and brought Sadlen, Tomek,
badge and all back to the Kenosha Jail.
Then Sheriff Stahl got busy and called
the sheriff of Racine county. tSend
that fellow back to Racine and I'll
take care of him - was the word from
Sheriff Holick. About an hour later
Sheriff Stahl got word that Tomek had
been stripped of his star and gun and
had been told that his services as a de-
putty were no longer needed. Tomek
came back to Kenosha later to make
an effort TO get his erstwhile companion
out of jail and this was accomplished
after Sadlen had pleaded guilty to
charges of intoxication and had paid a
fine of five dollars and costs. That
Tomek was not arrested on the same
charge was due to the fearful plea that
he put up to the officer. Tomek is said
to be the proprietor Of saloon in RAJ
cine.
The sheriffs of the two counties have
a pretty good understanding now that
there is not going to be any interfer-
|ence with deputies "riding the road =
There has been no conflicts of authority
and it is not expected that there will be
any. Kenosha deputies are going to
keep on their side of the county line
and they are not expecting to have any
interference from deputies from Racine
county who may stray over into this
county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
PIONEERS ATTEND RECEPTIONS
MIR, and Mrs A. A. Burgess Entertain
at Their Home in Yorkville While
d. L. Burgess and Wife Are Guests
Of Honor at Home of E. H. Burgess.

Recalling interesting social events
of fifty years ago, people of Racine
and Kenosha counties simply reveled
In golden wedding anniversaries Satur-
day. Over in Yorkville in the morning
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Burgess, Kenosha
county pioneers, celebrated their golden
wedding, and out at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Fl. Burgess in the town
of Paris in the afternoon great recep-
ton was held in honor of the Hon. D..
l.. Burgess and his wife, Mrs. Harri-
cite .Northway Burgess. The two
grooms Of fifty years ago are brothers
and it is regarded as most remark
able fact that both should have lived
to observe the fftieth anniversary of
their marriage.
August 28th, 1855, was notable
day for the Burgess family in Keno
sha county. The two Burgess brothers
were sons of the Hon. Lathrom Bur-
CESS, one Of the first representatives
of Kenosha county in the state legis-
lature. Early in the morning on that
day way back in 1865, A. A. Burgess
and Miss Maria Dutton, a daughter of
the late Lyman Dutton, one of the
earliest residents of the town of
Paris, were married at the home of
the bride in Paris. The ceremony was
performed by Elder Jason Lothrop
who later in the day hurried to the
Northway home in the town Of Somers
where he oficiated at the marriage of
Dwight L. Burgess and Miss Harriette
Northway. The wedding were made
notable social events of the pioneer
days. AS the years have passed the
two couples living within few miles
of each other, have had celebrations Of
their wedding day and both had looked
forward to the time when the golden
wedding would be held.
It was not a joint celebration Satur-
day, but like the ceremonies of fifty
wears ago the friends of the two
couples went over to the home Of A. A.
Burgess in the morning and remained
long enough for the wedding feast at
noon after which they went to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. III. Burgess
when Mr.. and Mrs D. l.. Burgess re-
ceived their friends. Both celebra-
tions were notable gatherings Of the
pioneers of the two counties and many
interesting "reminiscences of the pio-
neer days were brought out The brides
and grooms of the fifty year ago we'd
dings were among the most active of
the big companies.
Both a. A. Burgess and D. L. Bur
CESS have been prominent in the life
of this section of Wisconsin. After
his marriage A. A. Burgess and his
bide removed to Racine county where
they made their home and D. L. Bur
ggss and his wife went to live in the
Gown Of Bristol in this county. Fol
lowing in the footsteps of his father,
d. Il. Burgess was elected to serve
Kenosha county as member of the
lower house of the Wisconsin legisla-
ture and he has been most active in
the social and political life of his
home county during the many years
that he has resided in Bristol
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
GOES TO FAR WEST.
Miss Emily Lyman Well Known Keno
sha Teacher Goes to Butte, Mont.

Miss Emily Lyman, who has been
one Of the most popular teachers in the
kindergartens of Kenosha, leaves this
evening for Butte, Montana, to have
charge of the organization Of the sys-
tenn for the little children of that
great western city. Educated at the
Milwaukee Normal, Miss Lyman has
been in the kindergarten work for the
past four years. She has been most
successful in this work and when Butte
started out to organize thi system she
was selected to have charge of the
work. Miss Lyman had been employ
ed to teach in the Durkee school for
the coming year, but when she was Of
fered this splendid opportunity for adj
vancement in her chosen field she was
released from her contract with the
Kenosha schools. Miss Lyman has
been one of the most popular teachers
in the Kenosha schools and she will
carry with her into her new field of
labor the best wishes Of lot of the
little tots Of Kenosha who have known
her in her work. AS yet no one has
been selected to fill the vacancy left
by the retirement of Miss Lyman
from her work IN Ken0sha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
FEW ACCIDENTS ARE REPORTED
Pickpockets Who Worked After Bar
mum and Bailey show at Rockford
and sheboygan Not in Evidence
Here One Man Loses Silver Watch.

Not an arrest and not serious ac
cident.' This was the post circus day
report at the police Office this morning
and when it is considered that the cir
Gus drew one of the largest crowds in
the history of the city the record is
regarded as an excellent one. Police Of
ficers and deputy sheriffs worked until
three clock this morning when the last
Of the circus trains pulled out of the
city and every suspicious character
seen on the streets was under surveil-
lance all the time The North Western
Railway Company sent Detective Riley,
the best old scout of its force, to aid
Kenosha. Sheriff Stahl had full force
of men at work and Chief of Police
Q Hare had nearly every man on the
force busy during the day.
Then there was Detective Black Of
the Barnum and Bailey Company who
rendered real service and worked like a
trojan all day with the local officials.
Up at Sheboygan there was a lot of
robberies reported following the com
ing of the circus. The pickpockets
worked about the North Western station
but Detective Riley was on the job at
the local station and he kept the line at
the ticket Office moving SO that there
never was a chance for a smooth fin
gered one to get in his work.
The tab up at the police office This
morning showed no reports Of robber-
les. One jitney man was warned for
not obeying the rules Of the road but a
threat of arrest brought him into line
in short order. A little girl whose name
was not secured by the police depart
ment was run down and slightly in
iured at the corner Of Market and How
land Avenues but her injuries consisted
only of slight bruises. DR.. Pugh was
near by when the accident happened
and he dressed the wounds Of the little
girl and she hurried to her home Bar
rett Smith, residing at 725 Lyman Az
enue, reported to the police the loss Of
an open face silver watch at the show
grounds but it will probably be found
when the dust-covered grounds are
raked today. One of the circus men
found savings bank book on the
ground and he turned it over to Police
Officer Clausen and it was returned to
the owner.
The police officers worked all day
long at the circus grounds and handled
the big crowd like veterans This is
the first time that circus has played
Kenosha without some arrests being
made. There was not complaint of
any sort of gambling.
It was expected that there would be
the usual number Of boys reported
missing this morning but if all the
Kenosha boys were not accounted for at
breakfast today no report of their be-
ing missing was made to the police de-
partment.
The handling of the crowd on Tues
day is just another indication of the
manner in which the Kenosha police
force is being developed to do real
work It was a fine job and the de-
partment and the sheriff as well deserve
credit for the way it was carried
through.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
SHORT NEWS BULLETINS.

New York, Sept. ALI of the
Hamburg American and German
Lloyd steamers tied up at Hobo
ken since the war began, have
been guarantined. Tt has been
discovered that many on board the
Hamburg American Liner Presi-
dent Lincoln are down with
symptoms Of asiatic cholera.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02

Racine had its first death from small
pox in ten years on Tuesday. The vic
tim was one-yearold Herbert Fairfax.
He had been i'll from the disease but
one day. There are several cases Of
small pox in Racine and the local
health department. is keeping in close
touch with the Racine health officials
to prevent a possible spread of the dis
ease to this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
County Clerk Russell Il. Jones this

County Clerk Russell H. Jones this
morning forwarded to the conservation
commission his first monthly report of
hunting licenses issued in Kenosha
county. The report shows total of
1877 licenses for the first month. There
has been such a demand for the hunt
ing licenses that it is expected that
there viii be no less than 1900 issued
during the season
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02

Mrs. John Dougherty entertained a
number Of friends at a luncheon at the
home Of Mrs. Fred Bull, Tuesday aft
ernoon in honor of her sister n-law,
Mrs. Josie Fauer of Chicago, and Mrs.
Thomas Carlson, Of Chicago. A very
enjoyable time is reported by those
present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
STEAM CIDER PRESS.

I will start to make cider at my
place in Pleasant Prairie ON Wednes-
day, the eighth day Of September, and
continue on Wednesdays through the
month of September and Wednesday
and Thursday through the month Of
October. All wishing to have cider
made please give me call. M. P.
Stahl. *advdw
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02

Joseph Crien, the Chicago man who
pleaded guilty to carrying a gun on
last Monday morning was sentenced to
pay a fine of five dollars and costs in
the Municipal Court this morning. He
took the alternative of twenty days in
the county jail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02

The county highway commissioner is
making improvements on the Wilmot
road between Larrabee bridge and
Woodwork and automobile drivers are
warned to use the Geneva road until
these repairs are completed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02

While the members Of the Railroad
Commission are here on Friday it
might be well for them to make few
tests of the service of the telephone
company. It might prove great eye
opener to them.