The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
OLD TIME CLUB
. READY TO QUIT
Kenosha Horse Owners
Protective Assn to Sur.
render Charter.
OLDEST CORPORATION

Kenosha's oldest corporation, one
older than any of the successful in
dustrial concerns under their present
name and one which for twenty-seven
years numbered among its members
the most prominent men of the city
and county, is going to surrender IT'S
charter to the state. Notices were
sent out today calling the last meet
ing of the Kenosha Horse Owners Pro-
teetlve association, to be held in the
court house on the afternoon of May
9Th, at which time it is expected that
the charter of the association will be
turned over to the state, its books
closed up and the funds in the treas
ury, amounting to a considerable sum
of money, turned over to some insti-
tuition which will expend them for
the benefit of a large number of the
people. Walter L. Dexter, one of the
pioneers of the town of Pleasant Prai-
RE, and former sheriff, is mentioned
as president of the association, and
the other officers are C. E. Williams
of Bristol secretary, and Peter Fisher
of Kenosha treasurer.
Formed to Catch Horse Thieves.
The records Of the county show that
the incorporation of the Kenosha
Horse Owners Protective association
was completed Nov. %, 1898, when 7.
u. Cunningham, then secretary OF
state, issued charter. The organic
ers were among the most prominent
men of the city and county Of Keno
sha. The organization came into be-
ing on account of numerous horse
thefts of horses from the city and
county of Kenosha+ In the days before
automobiles and automobile liability
insurance, horse thieves from other
states used to make it practice Of
slipping into Kenosha and into
county and taking their pick of t.
horses. After the organization of the
Kenosha organization, it aided many
farmers to regain his horse, and it
employed detectives to aid in search
ing for the thieves. At one time the
membership of the association number
ed more than q hundred of the leading
men of the county. An examination
of the roll Of members shows that
majority of them are dead, while
many of the others have long since
retired from active work.
Some of the members of the pioneer
organization still living are Sheriff
S. B. Cropley, Peter Fisher, P. C.
Torrey Thomas Hansen, D. F. Brister,
William F. Fisher, c. G. Brown, Hard
ing Crow, Frank r. Stuart, DR.. F. e.
Stevens, A. A. Burgess, and w. C.
Bacon. The association hard one woman
member, Mrs. Rebecca Watts.
No Longer Any Need.
"There is no longer any need of
the association" declared P. C. Tor
rey, who is arranging for the meeting
to surrender the state charter. "Most
Of the men who were really interested
in the work of the association are
dead, and the majority of the horse
thieves appear to have quit stealing
horses and have gone to stealing auto
mobiles. The association hasn't had a
meeting for years, but it has kept up
its reports to Nthe state and is in good
standing as a corporation. There is
something like $3.50 in the treasury
now and it is the desire of the mem
bers to get together and vote to turn
this over for use for some worthy
purpose. 1t will be up to the members
to decide what this purpose will be.
We hope to get enough Of the members
around to the meeting to close up til
books and quit"