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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
MORE MONEY FOR HOSPITAL
Womans Catholic Order of Forresters Make
Contribution to the Worthy Cause.

Womans Catholic Order of Forresters Make
Contribution to the Worthy Cause.
The fund for the hospital is still
growing and yesterday the treasurer
received check for the sum of $123
which represents the amount raised
by the Woman's Catholic Order Of
Fcrresters at the entertainment re-
Gently given at the Rhode Opera
House. The gifts from the different
orders in the city are beginning to count
up very rapidly and nearly thousand
dollars has been raised by the differ
ent orders since the fund was started.
The Elks-Knights of Pythias fund is
still the largest of the contributions
but several of the sosieties are arrang-
ing for big fetes during the winter and
it is expected that even more will be
realized from these events.
The next entertainment for the hos
pital will be given under the auspices
of the Royal League.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
AFTER HONEYMOON REST.
Grace S. Coffin Making Effort to get Posses
sion of Property at Grass Lake.

Grace S. Coffin Making Effort to get Posses
sion of Property at Grass Lake.
Honeymoon Rest" that marvellous
summer villa which overlooks the lotus
beds of Grass Lake and which was
formerly the property Of Mrs. Grace
Smell Coffin may again revert to the
daughter of the murdered Chicago
millionaire as she has begun to pay
up the Indebtedness on the prop
erty and it is understood that her
friends will return it to her as soon as
these payments are made. This morn
ing release of one of the heavy mort
cages against the home was filed with
the register of deeds and ii is said
that the remaining mortgag es on the
place are but mere trihe in COM
parison with its value.
Mrs. Coffin has not been at Grass
Lake for several years but it is said
she is row on her way home from the
West and she may make Kenosha
county her home again.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
Water Commissioners Make Call cor
the Last Of the Issue OF Second
Mortgage Bonds.
ONE BOND STRANGELY MISSING
Called For Payment Year Ago and is Not
Produced and Cannot Be found-Only
100000 of Indebtedness Left

The Kenosha Water company, that
triumph of municipal ownership which
has been operating in Kenosha for less
than decade, today issued call for
the last of the series of second mort
gage bonds issued at the time of the
construction of the plant and before
the first of the year all Of these second
mortgage bonds will have been paid
off. The issue of second mortgage
bonds amounted to thirty-seven thous-
and dollars but the commissioners
have managed to pay little eacn year
on the debt until at the present time
their way seems clear to see the bot
tom of the bond pile. With the pay
ment Of this last batch Of second mort
gage bonds the bonded indebtedness
of the plant is reduced to an even hum
dred thousand dollars while the prop
erty with the many extensions that
have been made in the past few years
is valued at fully a quarter million
dollars.
In the payment Of the second mort
gage bonds strange thing has &C.
Cured in the fact that one of the bonds
although it ceased to bear interest a
year ago has not been presented for
payment. The bond was numbered
178 for the sum of 5000. 1t is supposed
that the holder of it has removed from
the city and has not been advised of
the fact that the bond was called for
payment. Of course the bond will
bear no interest and if it is not pre-
scented for payment the present owner
will lose the entire earning value of
the money. OF course the bond will
remain good at any time. The officials
of the water company have made every
effort to locate the bond but thus far
their efforts have been without avail.
The date set for the payment of the
second mortgage bonds is the 18th of
October.
At the rate the water company has
been earning money during the last
few years the present Indebtedness
will be paid off within the next twenty
years. During the year just passed
the company has expended large sums
of money in payments on the new
pump and in making extensions de-
manded by the rapid growth of the
city and yet sufficient money has been
saved from the receipts to make the
payment on the second mortgage
bonds. In other years the demands on
the company will not be as large as
this year and much of the money that
has been spent on extensions and on
new plants may be used in paying off
the bonded Indebtedness.
In connection with the paying of
the debts of the company it is but just
to the men in charge of the water
company to state that the city is now
enjoying better ard cheaper water SER
vice than any other city in Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24

THE best thing for the farmer to do
is to bury the Ratchet with the auto
mobi1ist and endeavor to get him in
terested in road Improvement asso-
citation. AS general rule the auto.
mobilist is man with money to spend
and if he can be interested il road
improvement project there is every
reason to believe that he can be in
duced to contribute literally where his
money would be of great practical
benefit to the farmer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24

WITHIN few days the hospital will
be open and ready for business and the
long standing reproach that Kenosha
with all her wealth had no place to
properly care for the sick and injured
will be removed from the city. Once
in operation it will not take long for
the hospital to demonstrate its useful
ness and the only wonder will be how
we managed to get along without it so
long. The hospital is not t'estab-
1ished' as yet. Far from it. 1t will
probably be good many years yet be-
fore the institution is self supporting
and it will be necessary for the direct
ors to cali upon the people of the city
from time to time for additional funds
to carry on the work so we'll begun.
No good cause ever failed in Kenosha,
however, from lack Of funds and after
the hospital has shown what a power
Of good it can do in community such
as this the directors are certain to find
the people more willing than ever to
contribute toits support.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
PASSES HALF CENTURY.
James K Balloon Entertains the Members
of the Royal Arcanum.

of the Royal Arcanum.
James K. Balloon, the well known
contractor and builder, was fifty years
of age Friday and in honor of the half
century he entertained the members of
the Kenosha chapter of the Royal
Arcanum at smoker and dinner at
the hall of the order. More than fifty
members of the order attended the
pleasant social event and jolly time
is reported by all of them.
The regular meeting of the order
was held after which refreshments
were served and the members gathered
round the tables for series of toasts.
Judge Slosson, of the County court,
acted as POSTMASTER and number of
the guests expressed hearty congratu
1ations to the host Mr.. Balloon re-
sponded in happy vein, thanking his
friends for the high compliments paid
him.
The guests NAMED until late in the
evening and the entertainment will
go on record as one of the most enjoy
able events ever given to the members
Of the order.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
First publication Sept. 10, 1908.

First publication Sept. 10, 1908
OTATE OF MISUNDERSTANDING Court for
- Kenosha County,-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at general term
OF the County Court to be he'd in and for said
County, at the County Court Room, in the citv
of Kenosha, in said County on the first Tues
day, being the 9th day of October, A. d. 1903. ar
IL o'elock a. M, the following matters will he
heard and cOnsidered:
In the matter of the estate of Frank Ertl de-
ceased.
The application of Henry F. Jordan for the
appointment OF an administrator of the estate
Of Frank Ertl late of the CITY OF Kenosha in
said county, deceased.
In the matter Of the estate o. Albert Zens de-
ceased.
The application of Henrina zens for The an
pointment of an administrator of the estate Of
Albert Zens, late OF the City of Kenosha, in
said county, deceased.
In the matter OF the estate of Caroline d Pct
tit, deceased
The application OF The Northwestern Loan
and Trust Company for the examination and
allowance of its final account as administrator
OF the estate of Caroline D. Petit, late of the
City of Kenosha. in said county, deceased, and
Tor the assignment and distribution of the
residue OF the estate OF said deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament of
Mary Elizabeth Gibbs. deceased.
The application of Erastus s. Castle to adj
NIT MI 70 PROBATE the last will and testament of
Mary Ellzabeth Gibbs late of the Town of
Bristol, in said county, deceased.
In the matter OF the last will and testament of
Mary r. Taber BryaEt deceased.
The application of Clarence E Williams to
admit to probate the last will and testament
OF Mary E. Taber Bryant, late of the Town OF
Bristol, in said county, deceased
In the matter of the last will and testament of
John Runkel, deceased.
Tie application of Theresa Henriette Runkel
to admit to probate the last will and tesla
ment of John Runkel, late of the Town of
Salem, in said county, deceased
Dated Sept 10, 1903
By the Court,
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
WI County I11dun
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24

INSTEAD of killing the chauffeur or
arresting the owner of a scorching
automobile the farmers of Wisconsin
are going to shoot buckshot into the
tires of the machine They are not
going to try to catch the violators of
the speed laws. They have no horses
that can go sixty miles an hour, and if
they did catch scorcher there would
be no officer at hand to take him into
custody.
So the irate badgers whose cattle
have been bumped off the roads and
whose horses have been frightened by
flying red devil-wagons are going to
wait in the fence corner and pepper
the machines with buckshot. In send
ing out their edict to the chauffeurs the
farmers are particular to assure them
that they do not desire to kill anyone.
Their purpose is merely to puncture
the rubber tires of the machines and
thus put them out of business. Hav-
ing satisfied the chauffeurs and owners
of their good intentions, the farmers
will enter upon vigorous campaign
that promises to make an o1d-fashioned
fox hunt look like tame affair.
Most men who were brought up on
the farm will recall the methods that
were often adopted for driving herd
of cattle out of field of corn
Mounted on horseback, the farmer lads
peppered the fleeing and snorting Boz
vines with hard popcorn fred from
double barrel shotguns. The method
was drastic but very effective.
1t is needless to say that the plan
proposed by the badger farmers for
perforating the automobiles will be
equally effective. It will be great
sport also, until stray shot happens
to puncture chauffeur and the peace
full agriculturist is arrested for man
slaughter. If the bucolic enemies of
the automobile have their hearts set on
shotgun campaign why not avoid
serie us trouble oy loading with pop
corn? Chicago Record Herald.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24

THE people evidently want rest
and the efforts of the politicians to
keep the political pot boiling are not
being seconded to any great extent by
the people in general. With presi-
dental campaign in prospect the people
evidently expect to get their fill of
politics next year and are more
interested in the corn crop than in the
crop of candidates at present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
First publication, Sept. IL, 1903
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

RENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate
n In the matter of the estate of Frank
Bailey, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Frank
Bailey, deceased. late of the town of
Somers, in said County OF Kenosha
will be examined and adjusted by the
County Court of Kenosha County at the
regular terms of said Court to be holden at the
County Court Room, in the city of Kenosha, ii
January, a. D. 1904, and on the first Tuesday
of May, A. D. 1904, at 10 o'clock A M OF
those days: also that the time until and includ-
ing the first Tuesday of April, A. D. 1904,
is the time allowed and limited for creditors of
said Fl ank Bailey, deceased, to present
their claims for examination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 18th day of Sep
tember, A. d. 1903. By the Court
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
WIZ County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24

SolfE of the stories told of the speed
made By the automobiles out in the
country make the men who are famil-
lar with the machines smile. TIE
man who tried to run his machine at
half the speed credited to some of the
scorchers with the roads in the condi-
ton they have been all summer would
be mighty poor risk for an insur-
ance company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
PROPOSITION,
se5,OOo Made in ! Months.


1 can give few parties who can Sc
cure $500 to $4,000, very paying busi-
ness, choice locality. have an article
or machine, valuable to all farmers
and stock raisers. With the help of
three farmers / made clear, over
$65, 900 in seven months. Sales in
one county, $12, 800. The like never
before known. Call in person. pay
half car fare whether you invest or
not. and give best bank references.
Fairness to all. w. r. WHITE, 20
times Patentee. Office, Eddy build
ing, Bloomington, Ill.,; home, 612 N.
East ST. Come if you can comply
and make money as others do. w.
r. w. wifi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
Wife of Well Known Business Man FINDS
Suspicious Note in His Pocket.

Suspicious Note In His Pocket.
A well known business man of the
city had narrow escape from fgur-
ing in a sensational action for divorce
Friday and it was only the arrival Of a
neighbor that managed to make a
proper explanation of the matter. The
gentleman in question was serving as
q member of the jury in the Circuit
court and in order to keep up the Dig
nifty of the court he had arrayed him.
self in his best clothes and left his
work clothes at home. Somehow, no
one knows why, woman can't see a
pair of trousers without going through
the pockets and the wife at once took
her perogative and made search of
the clothes left behind.
Way down in the hip pocket of one
Of the pairs of trousers she found a
wee note which at once caused her to
go into fit of jealousy. 1t is true
that it was written on postal card
but it said some thing about gloves
being given and was simply signed
"Alice.o
The wife flew to the telephone and
called up her husbands place of bust.
ness and finding he was at the court
room she called up the court house.
The husband went to the phone and
az opce demanded to know the trouble.
The wife demanded his immediate APP
pearance at home and the husband in
formed her that he couldn't come.
"Then," said the woman in the case,
II am coming right down there"
Neighbors managed to get her to
change her mind and she waited until
her husband had returned at noon.
When the husband went into the
house there was no dinner on the
table. The eyes of the woman were
red, and it was evident that she had
been crying. She withdrew to one
side of the room and refused to have
anything to do with him. 90! so it is
Alice is it," she said, and the malic-
ious look on her face brooded trouble
for the Alice, if the two ever met.
The husband was dumb founded and
didn't know what to say. 81 am
going to get divorce, and here is the
thing that will prove your perfdy,"
said the wife, and the husband edged
over little nearer. About the time
the conditions were getting most
tragic neighbor came in, and MOTTO
ing the trouble appealed to the wife
for an explanation. The woman pro-
duced the postal card and the neigh
Dor had good laugh as she informed
the wife that the cards had been sent
out by Joe Rhode to advertise COM
ing production.
The neighbor left at once, and it is
said that the husband ia the case can
have fried chicken and smoke in the
parlor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24

HISTORY is repeating itself in the
case of the automobile. The recent
declaration of war and the threat of a
shot gun crusade against the auto
mobile made by some of the farmers,
is vivid reminder of the days when
all horsemen we're urged to combine
for mutual protection against the BIZ
cycle scorcher. The bicycle problem
worked itself out in time to the com
plete satisfaction of both parties to
he controversy over the rights of
the riders to share of the roads and
the present difficulties of the auto
mobilists will adjust themselves in he
same way. The great ma jority of the
owners of motor vehicles are just as
much Disguised with the actions of
the limited number of scorchers whose
reckless speeding on the public high
ways is responsible for the present
any of the farmers can be and in time
this sentiment will make itself felt.
The bicyclists themselves did away
with the scorcher and in time the auto.
mobilists will work out ''the saliva
tion of ali men" along the same lines.
Meantime the best thing for the farm
ers to do is 90 accept the situation.
The automobile is here to stay and has
just the same rights on the road as
any other vehicle of pleasure or utility
no more and no less. Furthermore if
properly handled, horses soon become
used to the machine. Here in the city
where the machines are met at every
turn the horses pay no more attention
to them than they do to the bicycles.
We have had our own troubles with
the scorchers too but we have learned
to discriminate between the criminal
1y reckless speeders and the careful
drivers. 1t must be admitted also that
IN most of the accidents which hap
pened here when the horses were be-
ing accustomed to the automobiles the
drivers we're more to blame than the
horses. They went ''up in the air.
long before the horses even thought Of
being frightened. The time has come
when the horses all over the country
must be broken to the motors just as
they are to the Bicycles, the trains and
everything else that is liable to fright
en- them. Nobody defends the scorch-
er. He has no apologists even among
the other owners of machines. He
should be made however to bear the
blame for his own cHenses alone and
his sins should not be visited upon the
heads Of automobiles as class.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24

ALMOST every. awning along Main
street is too low dowr, and source of
considerable annoyance to pedestrians
in consequence. There is city ordi-
nance to regulate the height of the
awnings which is supposed to be in
force, but nobody seems to have
thought it necessary to pay any atten.
ton to it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
FOR SALE.

The Joslyn property at 574 Prairie
avenue having about an acre of land
with go foot frontage on paved street,
with water, gas and sewer.
Being centrally located in one of the
best portions of the city, it is also a
most snowy, desirable building site.
Any other information regarding this
property can be had by addressing one
of the owners. F. M. HoUGH,
6316 Parne1l avenue,
If Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24

HEREAFTER when man swears in a
public place in Waukesha he will be
handed small card upon which is
printed the third commandment and
some reading matter which is suppos-
ed to awaken his conscience to re-
alization of his sin. A few decks of
those same cards could be distributed
any old day in Kenosha to advantage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
First publication, September 3. 1903.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
.ENOSHA COUNTY COURT.-In Probate

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT.-In Probate.
IN the matter of the last will of Emil Senne,
deceased.
Notice is hereby, given that the claims and
Senne, deceased, late of the City OF Kenosha,
in said county of Kenosha, will be
examined and adjusted by the County Court
of Kenosha county at the regular terms Of said
court to be holden at the County Court Room,
in tie City of Kenosha in and for said County,
on the first Tuesday OF January, A. D. 1904,
and on The first Tuesday of May, A. D. 1904,
at l0o'clock A. M. of those days; also that the
time until and including the first Tuesday OF
April, A. D. 1904, is the time allowed and
deceased. to present their claims for exam
nation and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha. the First day of Septem-
Der, A. D. 1908. By the Court,
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
WI County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
First publication, September 3. 1903.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

HENoSHA COUNTY CoURT.-In Probate.
In the matter of the last will of Christian
Pagel, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de-
mands of all persons against Christian Pagel,
deceased, late of the town of Wheatland.
in said County of Kenosha, will be ex-
amined and adjusted by the County Court of Ke-
nosha county at the regular terms Of said court
city of Kenosha. in and for said county, on the
first Tuesday of January, A. D. 1904 and on
the first Tuesday of May, A. D. 1904, at 10
o'clock A. M. of those days, also that the time
until and including the first Tuesday
of April A. D. 1904. is the time allowed and
limited for creditors Of said Christian Pagel
deceased, to present their claims for eXanlina.
tion and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 9th day Of August,
A. D. 1908. By the Court
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
WI County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-09-24
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Attendance In the High School Passes the
Two Hundred Mark.-More will Enter.

Attendance In the High School Passes the
Two Hundred Mark.-More will Enter.
The High School has broken all
records this morning, and Principal
Hammill announces that 21O students
have already entered the school and
many others are expected. All the
seats in the school, save four, are
filled. The attendance last year,
which was regarded as very large, only
reached 40. This year the Sophie
more classes are larger than ever
known in the history Of the school.
In the past many of the students
have dropped out at the end of the
Freshman or Sophomore year, but
this year the Sophomore and Junior
classes are the largest in the school.
The new Freshman class has eighty
members and few more are expected
to come in from the country districts.
The senior class already contains
twenty-five members, and one or two
additions will be made during the
term.
The crowded condition of the Deming
school has caused the principal great
deal of trouble. AT the present time
there are about double as many pupils
as the Deming school will accommodate
aud the principal, acting for the board,
has announced to the patrons of the
school in this district, that if any
building can be secured for use as a
school building, the board will at once
make arrangements to lease and equip
the building. This is the only solution
of the matter, and it is now up to the
patrons of the school to find some
building which will accommodate the
overflow from the new building.
AS soon as the new building in the
second ward is completed there will be
plenty of room for the children, but
this year the students and patrons will
have to bear with the crowded con-
dition.
Homeseekers' Excursions to the Northwest,
West and Southwest, and Colonist
Low Rates West.
| Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets at greatly reduced rates
are on sale to the territory indicated
above. Standard and tourist sleeping
cars, free reclining chair cars, and the
best of everything" For dates of sale
and full particulars apply to Agents
Chicago e North Western Rsv. WI