The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-20
County Humane Officer
Was on the Alert Thru
out the Year.
ONLY ONE COURT CASE
Officer Karnes Shows How He
Uses Every Effort to Pro-
tect Those in His Care.

If dumb animals in >Kenosha county
should gain the power of speech mir
aculously, they no doubt would have
much to say in praise of the work
of j. H. Karnes, the man who has serv-
ed so long and so faithfully IS hui
name officer of Kenosha county. Some
of the reasons why they would call
him blessed were revealed before the
county board of supervisors today when
Humane officer Karnes filed hts re-
port for the year.
Because Mr.. Karnes goes quietly
about his work, keeping out of the
courts wherever this is possible, few
people realize how he is always on
the alert, guarding animals from mis-
treatment. The report reveals that
during the year he had more than Ito
important cases under his attention
to say nothing of numberless minor
cases from day to day. These record
ed cases deal not only with dumb an
imals but also in several instances he
has gone a little outside his province
to come to the aid of children whom
parents appear to have forgotten. In
one case that he reported wife and
husband, in quarrelling over divorce,
had forgotten about their five children.
Mr.. Karnes had been called to look
after the horses at the farm, but see
ing the other duty as well, he persuade
ed this family to forget their petty
differences, come to reconciliation
and take care of their children.
Only One Court Case.
He points with pride to the fact that
he was forced only once to hail man
into court In all other cases he or
dered or persuaded the men in ques-
tion to take proper care of their live
stock. The one court case was where
a man had left horse in an old wea-
ther-beaten shed in sub-zero weather
without feed for two days. This man
paid a fine of SO and costs and was
forced to provide warm shelter for
his horse.
A few of the other cases which he
has cared for are described as follows
in his report:
"a horse lay in the roadside for two
days and half without food or water.
Finally it was reported and shot him
to end his suffering.
"Another horse with a broken leg
was bedded down with mud and water
until relieved in the same way. His
head was coated with dried mud like
cement before l arrived.
Zone farmer sheared his sheep about
the middle of October and turned them
out to shiver with very little feed.
This same man had about 80 shoats
penned up in space about eight feet
and 16 where they were without feed.
broke down The pen so that they
could run the field and get grass and
water.
"a horse was found with a bit in
his mouth which had been patched
with wire at the middle.
"a team of horses were turned out
in a field near the state line. found
that the owner lived in Chicago and
had made no provision for their care.
"a blind horse was left to wander
in the road for two or three days. He
had rambIed even on to a state road
where autos were constantly passing.
AS soon as word reached me l went to
discover the owner and have the horse
taken Nhome.
"a farmer carried pitch fork while
cultivating and moving to speed up
his team.
"a team of horses on Bond street,
Kenosha, Wis, were left without any
kind of care for two or three days.
When this was reported / went in a
binding snow storm at bed time to