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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
follows:
East Sides,
AN OLD SETTLER DEAD.
A Pioneer of Lake County Passes Away at
His Home Near the County Line.

William Crawford, one Of the pioneer
settlers of Lake county, passed away
Sunday evening at his home near the
county line.
While Mr.. Crawford was a. resident
of Illinois, he has always beenso close
1y connected with the events of this
county that he has always been con-
sidered a citizen of the county. The
deceased was nearly IS years of age,
and had lived at his farm home near
the State line for over fifty=nine years.
III Born in Ireland he came tothe North
West in 1910, and he was one of the
familiar sights about the streets of old
Southport, in the early days. His
children have many of them lived in
Kenosha county, and all of them are
closely connected with the develop
ment of this part Of Wisconsin.
The funeral will be held from the
home on Thursday afternoon, and the
remains will be laid to rest in the Wes-
ley cemetery. A wife and eight child
rem survive the father ands.hnsband.
They are Mrs. William Crawford, Mrs.
Eliza Christian, Mrs. Ellen Ames,
William Henry Crawford, Fred Craw-
ford, all of Minnesota; John Crawford,
of Bristol; Charles Crawford, of New
port, Ill; Emily Crawford, of ST., Joe,
Mich, and Hannah Crawford, of Chi
Cago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
LAST BOND PAID
Miss Matte French Receives Full Fay for
Claims Against Lane Manuf'g Co.

Some days ago we noted the appoint
ment Of J. B. Ma1oney, Clerk of the
Circuit Court, as trustee for the bond
holders for The Lane Manufacturing
Company, which appointment was
made on petition of Miss Matte E.
French of this city, as holder of Bond
No. 152, for the purpose of bringing
forec1 sure proceedings on her bond.
The reason that no further steps
were taken in this matter is the fact
that the present occupants or owners
of the former property of the Lane
Manufacturing Company have settled
with Miss French in full, paying her
the principal and interest on the bond
for six years.
This, we understand, is the last of
the Lane Manufacturing Company
bonds, and the Sieg Company, who
are the present owners of the plant,
now having clear title, have clear sail
ing, and we trust that they may soon
be making automobiles and bicycles
galore.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
Segregation of Saloons.

The remarkable success with which
the plan of segregation of saloons has
been practiced in certain places has
given the idea great popularity. In
the current number of the Outlook the
experience of Minneapolis under such
"a system, is carefully told by w. S.
HARDWOOD. The facts as related by
-Harwood are about as follows:
Minneapolis has had fifteen years
experience with the policy of restrict
ing saloons to a small and defined
section of the city, and the results have
been highly satisfactory.
IN 1884 George A. Pi11sbury, now
deceased, being Mayor, movement
was started to confine all saloons to a
down town district equal to one
twelfth of the entire city area. A
widely signed petition was introduced
into the City Council, and in spite of
vehement opposition from saloon and
a0rewing interests the plan was adopted
and was later sustained by the state
Supreme Court. Furthermore, in order
to relieve the Council from perpetual
pulling and hauling over the question,
the change was incorporated by the
Legislature in the city charter and it
has become thoroughly established in
the Judgment of the people as MUM
dcipal policy. ~
Prior to it's adoption in 1884, the
population of the city was $4,000, and
there were $50 saloons lone to every
ninety-five people scattered over the
entire city and paying a license fee of
:S100 each, or $4,000. Today the pop
n1ation of the city is estimated at 240,-
900 and there are $50 sa1oons-one to
every 737 peop1e-cOnfned within an
area equal to one-twe1fth of the city
and paying a license fee of 81, 900 each,
or 1886, 600 in ali. The portion of the
city from which the saloons are ex-
sClnded is patro1ed by twenty-eight
policemen, while the saloon district is
patrol1ed by 147 policemen. That is,
more than five times as many officers
are required for the one-twe1fth of the
city in which the saloons exist as for
the remaining e1even-twe1fths. I11egi-
innate selling in the prohibited area
takes place to some extent, but the ar
rests in that area due to liquor do not
average about two week, and the
licensed saloon keepers are interested
in suppressing the illegal trade. The
general retail business of the city has
been edging away from the "open"
district, and today much of tits carried
on in streets beyond the "dead 1ine''.
Property seems also 10 have increased
an value in certain quarters owing to
the disappearance of the saloons, and
such localities are preferred for resi-
dental purposes. In short, both the
number and the patronage of the sa-
looms have been 1essened by the change
"a fact sufficiently evidenced by the
opposition of those interested in the
,traffic-and not only the general public
but especially the schools have been
shielded from harmful influences which
would otherwise have existed"
The above facts are very good proofs
0f the beneficial results derived from
such a system. The idea is as practic-
able here as ia Minneapolis and the
advantages inherent in it would GER
tainly promote the prosperity of the
city and raise it's moral and intellectual
standard.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
FIRE IN A HOTEL:
Alarm Caused Panic Among I'll. Guests
of the Park Street Hotel.


The most exciting fire which has
occurred in Kenosha for some time.
! occurred about midnight at the Park
Street Hotel, owned by A. Whitbeck.
The fire in itself and the resultant
damages were small, but the attending
incidents of the little blaze made the
fire quite exciting.
The owner of the hotel was lust
locking up for the night when he dis
covered that the place was rapidly
filing With smoke. Going to the
| back part of the hotel he found that
the stairway leading to the second
floor was mass of flames. AS it was
the only exit from the upstairs rooms,
and all the people of the house were
| sleeping on the second floor Mr.. Whit
beck was considerably excited and spent
some time IL attempting to extinguish
the fire without calling out the fire
department. Finally the smell of
smoke reached the rooms of the board
ers and in a minute the entire house
was the scene of great confusion.
There were thirty-fve roomers in the
house besides those connected with
the management of the house and
everyone of them made a break for the
stairway at the same time. Clothes
were forgotten and mass of half clad
men mingled with two or three women
in similar attire was the sight which
the fremen met when they made a
rapid response to tardy alarm.
The stairway was in flames and some
of the men hurried to the front part of
the house and threw themselves from
the window, while others managed to
rush through the flames to the floor
below.
In short time the chemical engine
had managed to get the fire under
check and it was discovered that the
damage to the property had been small
The men who were living at the
hotel however failed to see that the loss
was exceedingly small and they dis
turbed the fremen not a little in their
efforts to get back to their rooms for
the purpose of taking their clothing
and other effects out of the house It
required an hour to restore the place to
its usual quiet and get the guests back
to their rooms.
The fire originated from burning
chimney, and would have been a very
serious one but for the prompt arrival
of the fire department. The place
where the fire started was very near
the chimney leading from the kitchen
stove. The fire had been burning dur
ing the afternoon, and the chimney,
which was badly stopped up, had
caught fire. Finally a spark had
gotten in between the rafters, and the
blaze resulted. The damage from the
fire will amount to about $50, fully
covered by insurance.
One of the incidents of the fire was
the fact that the hook and ladder
wagon failed to arrive. The fremen
claim that the driver of the wagon
failed to hear the alarm. The officials
of the department refuse to talk in re-
gard to the negligence of the driver,
but say that the matter has been refer
red to the committee on fire depart
ment, and will be fully investigated.
The prompt response of the other
members of the department is well
worthy of congra tu1ation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
FATHER PETIT DEAD
One of the Pioneer Priests of st. James
Church. Dies at Milwaukee.

Many of the early Catholic settlers
of Kenosha will be greatly panied to
learn that Father Patrick F. Petit,
one of the pioneer priests of st. James
church in this city, is dead. The death
of Father Petit occurred yesterday
morning at St. Mary's Hospital in
Milwaukee. The deceased priest had
been in i'll health for the past four
years and during this time he had been
almost entirely out of the work of the
priesthood. The funeral will take place
Friday morning at ST. Johns Cathe-
dra1. The remains will be taken to
Brandon, where they will be inferred
on Friday afternoon.
Father Petit was one of the first
priests to come to Wisconsin and was
known throughout the entire state. He
was especially well known in this city.
He was ordained to the priesthood at
the same time as Father Roche, now
pastor of St. James Church and has
always been a close friend of the
Kenosha minister. In the fall of 1867
Father Petit was sent to take charge
of the church at Kenosha. He remained
here for two years and during this
time the church was greatly advanced
The old debt which had been hanging
over the church was paid off and
Father Petit started the work of re-
modelling, which resulted in the
completion of the beautiful church
now occupied by the congregation.
Father Roche will go to Milwaukee to-
morrow to attend the funeral and dur
ing his absence Father Hi1debrand
will have charge of the church here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
MRS. W. L. DEXTER DEAD
Well Known Kenosha County Lady Passed
Away Last Evening.

Mrs. Kate Dexter, wife of w. L.
Dexter, and one of the best known
ladies of Kenosha county, died Monday
evening at her home at Dexter's Cor
uers. She had been an invalid for the
past two years and her death, which
resulted from paralysis, was not unex-
pected. The funeral will be held from
the late residence Thursday afternoon
at 2:3O, and the remains will be inferred
at Spring Brook cemetery.
Mrs. Catherine Johnson Dexter was
one Of the best known women in the
county and her death will cause a
personal sorrow in many homes. She
was 81 years of age. Born in Ite1ahd
she was the daughter of Mr.. and. Mrs.
Charles Johnson, who shortly after her
birth removedto this country and set
tied in the town of Pleasant Prairie
Here Mrs. Dexter was reared to woman
hood under the best influences.
In 1860 she was, married at her home
in Pleasant Prairie, to Mr.. Dexter. A
husband andssix children survive the
mother and wife. They are w. L.
Dexter, William H Dexter, of Chicago;
Jennie Dexter, Jackson Dexter, Walter
S. Dexter and Flora Dexter, of Dexter's
Corners, and Mrs.C. E. Dewey. of this
city.
The death of Mrs. Dexter will leave
a place which will he exceedingly hard
to fill. She was loved and revered by
her children and was known through
out the entire county for her splendid
hospitality. S3aI%@s
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
NO BOAT LINE.
Steamer Mabel Bradshaw will Not Run to
Kenosha the Present Year.
window.

Another winter will pass in Kenosha
without lake transportation. A few
days ago it was announced that the
steamer Mabel Bradshaw. of Chicago,
would be put on the Kenosha-Wauke-
gan line, but word has been received
in this city that this will not be done.
After considering the conditions the
owner of the Bradshaw came to the
conclusion that the line could not be
run with profit at this time.
1t is reported that the boat which
was to have been put on the run was
badly in need of repairs, and the
owners were not willing to7expend the
money on her with the prospects of a
failure. The boat may be brought to
this city in the spring, but it is certain
that it will not take up the Kenosha
business before that time.
A great deal of talk is heard today
about a new line which will start into
the business next spring, and it is
stated that the BUSINESS of the line
will be controlled entirely by Kenosha
capital and Kenosha parties. Such a
line would certainly be a great sue
cess. The trouble with all lake trans
portation in the past few years was
the fact that it had no local backing.
The people of kenosha are willing to
patronize such a line, if they are as
sured it will be run on strictly business
principles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
Three Doctors in Consultation.
From BENJAMIN Franklin.

"When you are sick, what you like
best is to be chosen for medicine in
the first place; what experience tells
you is best, to be chosen in the second
place; what reason Ii. e., Theory says
is best is to be chosen in the last place.
But if you can get DR.. Inclination, Or.
Experience and DR.. Reason to hold a
consultation together, they will give
you the best advice that can be taken. =
When you have badsco1d DR.. Inc1i-
nation would recommend Chamber
1ain's Cough Remedy because it is
pleasant and safe to take. DR.. Expert
ence would recommend it because it
never fails to effect a speedy and
permanent cure. DR.. Reason would
recommended it because it is prepared
on scientific principles, and acts on
natures plan in relieving the lungs,
opening the secretions and restoring
the system to natural and healthy
condition. For sale by Starkweather
& Co. dwo31
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
BOYS LOSE
Home Foot Ball Team Is Defeated
at Milwaukee by the East Side
High School Team.
MADE A SPLENDID SHOWING

But the Heavy Milwaukee Team succeeded
in Scoring 81 Points While the Kenoshs
Boys Made Efforts to Keep the Score
Down-In the Last Half the Kenoshs
/ Boys made Firm Stand and the Call Of
Time Shut Them out.
The Kenosha High school foot ball
team was defeated by the East Sides
| at Milwaukee Saturday afternoon, and
while the victory went to the opponents
the Kenosha boys may well be proud
of the record they made.
The final score was 81 to 0, in favor
of the Milwaukee team, but even the
that the score would be at least double
this figure.
The East Side team is one of the
strongest in the state and many of the
players have been in the game for four
or five years. Ali the men are larger
than the Kenosha boys and it was to
be expected that they would earn an
easy victory, but Oh the other hand the
members of the home team fought like
veterans, contesting every inch of ter
ritory until the last call for time
sounded.
The game was played at the ball
park and witnessed by about 500 peo-
pie. Not few of the rooters in the
crowd wore the red and black, but the
mighty shouts of the Milwaukee
students drowned the feeble roofing of
the Kenosha contingent. The game,
of course, was one sided. The Mi1wau-
kee team brought their heaviest men
into the field, but they found it no
easy matter to dispose of the p1ucky
players from Southport. At the close
of the first half the score stood IL to O.,
in favor of the opponents and during
7 the second half they managed to add
ten points to the score. The Kenosha
boys were puzzled by the fast and
furious playing of the Milwaukee team
adopted similar tactics and the call of
time only prevented Our boys from
pushing the ball across the line for a
touchdown. %
The game was q great benefit to the
Kenosha team and all the weak points
will be greatly strengthened before the
next game. AS was expected the backs
on the home team did some. excellent
work and when the season is farther
advanced these boys may be depended
upon to win the game against any
equal rival. @
The line up of the two teams were as
| follows: al
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
WORK Is BEGUN.
John Betting Secures the Contract for the
Morgan Club House.

The. contract for the construction of
harbor for Commodore Fred Morgan,
of Chicago, was let this morning to
John Betting. Work on the building
has already been begun and in a month
from now the finest club house of it's
kind on Lake Michigan will grace the
shore Of the Kenosha harbor The
building will be of colonial design,
made after plans suggested by Mr..
Morgan and drown by Architect Dick
haut of this city.
1t will be built entirely of wood shin
g1ed throughout. 1t will be two stories
in height with large verandas facing
the harbor. The lower floor will be
fitted up for use as a banquet hall and
it will be 65x24 feet. On the second
floor will be located a private club
room for the private use of Mr.. Morgan
and sleeping rooms for the use of the
crew of the different yachts. The
house, according to the contract, will
be turned over to the owner before the
18th of November. The cost of the
club house is said to be little less
than $4,000.
Mr.. Morgan is now negotiating for
the purchase of more dock property in
the harbor in order that he may have
room for the construction of slip for
the better accommodation of the large
fleet of yachts which will be wintered
here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
STERLING NO MORE.
kenosha Bicycle Factory Formally
Transferred to the American
Bicycle Company.
CONSIDERATION ABOUT $50, 900

The New Owners of the Plant Will Assume
Control Of the Works at once-Very Few
C1angas Will be Made in the Carrying
on Ct the Business in This Citv-Sieg Co.
Are Again Said to be Flirting With Trust
and Latter May Come to Their Figures.
The Sterling Cycle works of Keno
sha is no more, for this morning in the
office of the Register of Deeds a docu-
nent was filed which transferred all
the property, real and personal, of the
company, to the American Cycle com
pany of New Jersey. The big deed
was at once recorded and forwarded to
the offices of the trust in New York
The transfer has been ready for record
for several days, and according to the
terms of the deed the trust will take
possession of the works at once. In
the deed no mention is made of the
price received by the company for the
Kenosha plant, but it is assumed to be
100000. The deed states that the
consideration, but as the deed contains
$50 worth of revenue stamps it is
shown that the cash paid to the COM
pany for the plant was fifty thousand
dollars, In the deed it is also stated
that the new owners of the plant will
assume the mortgages against the
company given to the Northwestern
Loan and Trust company to secure an
issue of bonds at the time of the con
struction of the plant. This mortgage
amounts to a total of $4,000. Other
considerations, received by the officials
of the Kenosha company in the way of
stock in the new combine will bring
the total price of the Sterling plant up
to a little over $150,OOO.
The transfer of the plant to the Eas-
tern syndicate has made no difference
in the workings of the factory in this
city. All preparations are being made
to start up again as soon as the bicycle
season opens, and it is very probable
that more wheels will be turned out
this year than ever before. President
Dickerson, who with Secretary J. r.
Owen signed the transfer, has left for
his new home in New York, and he
will have nothing further to do with
the future of the Kenosha factory more
than the work which his duties as
secretary of the trust will dictate.
X No orders have as yet been received
in this city, but it is stated that the
old office force will be retained, and
the business will be carried on along
the same lines as before
It is again announced today that the
managers Of the Charles H. Sieg Man
ufacturing company are again flirting
with the trust, and it is not impossible
that some agreement may be reached
between the managers of the plant and
the big company. Mr.. Sieg has held
from the first that he did not care
whether the Sieg company were in
the trust or not, but the present indi
cations are that the trust will have
two companies in this city before the
bicycle season is far advanced.
There is no longer any doubt but
that the big bicycle organization will
be a success. Since the final action in
the making of the trust was made, the
bonds of the company have found
ready sale.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
It May Save Your Life.

A dose or two of Fo1ey's Honey and
Tar will prevent an attack of pneu-
monia, grip or severe cold if taken in
time. Cures coughs, colds, Group, La
Grippe, hoarseness, difficult breathing,
whooping cough, incipient consump-
ton, asthma or bronchitis. Gives posi-
tive relief in advanced stages of CON
sumption, asthma or bronchitis.
Guaranteed. For sale by all drug
gists. dwo31
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05

THERE is a gentleman in the city
of Milwaukee. who. out of the very
fu11ness of his heart, built up a huge,
unsight1y obstruction against the
window of his neighbours building to
shut off the sunlight and refused to re-
move it until he had driven a good
bargain with the neighbor compelling
him to pay him3 500 a month for as
many months for the use of his own
window.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05

SINCE it cannot get Admiral Dewey
as the star guest at its fall festival
Chicago will content itself with that
other naval hero, Sir Thomas Upton,
owner of the Shamrock. If the Eng
fish yachtsmen accepts Chicago's in
vitation the results of the cup contest
will make no difference with the well
come he will receive from the western
metropolis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05
The Banner Pile cure

Is Banner Sa1ve. 1t gives immedi-
ate relief and will soon effect cure.
Csc. For sale by all druggists. dwo31
Joseph Stockford, Hodgdon, Me-,
healed a sore running for seventeen
years and cured his piles of long
standing by using DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Sa1ve. 1t cures all skin dis
eases. Fl. r. Tanner. dwtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05

No doubt the mothers all over the
country will take this opportunity to
impress their young hopefufs with the
intrinsic worth of a good Spanking by
reading and re-reading to them the
popular story that Dewey owes his
start in life to a whipping that a
school teacher once gave, him. Prob
ably there are numerous, other stories
like the famed cherry tree tale con-
z1ected with the father Of his country
that will be raked UP relative to the
Admiral and ding-donged into the ears
esf young America. But young Amer
lea can stand it without being hurt in
4he least. In fact, the Youngsters will
very likely shock their fond parents
with well authenticated tales of Dew
eey's pranks that put the little affair at
Manila way into the shade. No, the
shifts that hoodwinked their fathers
will never fool the up to date ''kid. -
He is too well acquainted with modern
research and knows that old Weems
made up the stories he told of Wash
1ngton, and is too full of genuine ad-
n1iration for Dewey to credit any such
As1anderous tales of his boyhood.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05

GOOD judges have set this week to wit
ness the decision of the question as to
peace or war between Great Britain and
the Transvaa1. Did these eminent
gentlemen take into their consideration
the fact that the attention of Great
Britain will be engaged for the greater
part of the week in the matter of the
international cup contest?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05

No doubt Prof. Schurman strikes a
keynote when he says concerning our
future action in the Philippine matter
we S'n1l1st a11ay their anxieties and
suspicious by a splendid civil service. :"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-05

WITH the Republicans in full CON
troll of the government for the next
year and a half they will have them
selves to blame if ali the ills inherent
7n the present industrial system that
are durable by legislation are not rem
.sedGed by the end of that time.