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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19
NEW PEST HOUSE.
City and County may Unite to Bald Pest
House ON one Corner OF Poor Farm.

City and County may Unite to Bald a Pest
House ON one Corner OF Poor Farm.
A new plan is being worked up to
secure the building of pest house for
the use of the city and county, and
since the purchase of the farm by the
city for the use of the paupers, plan
has been proposed by the County
Agent that pest house be erected on
one corner of the farm. This is GER
tainly the logical place for the erection
OF the building and there is little doubt
but that the county would be WILLING to
bear half the expense of erecting the
building.
The present coop which is used as
home for people suffering from con-
tagious diseases is unfit for the pur-
pose and there is a crying demand for
a new and better house. The plan, as
proposed, is to build a commodious
cottage containing several rooms, in
which the unfortunates could be made
comfortable. The expense of such a
building would be in the neighborhood
of I'll 1000, but it would be a permanent
Improvement. Nearly every city of
the State as large as Kenosha has a
pest house and the city cannot afford
to overlook this chance to secure a
building of the proper kind.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19

THE Anna M. Rogers case has been
closed up and the money paid, but the
case is still being discussed by those
who take an interest in the affairs of
the city. It is no use crying over split
milk, but the opinion seems to be
pretty general that the city did not get
much of run for its money. The ex-
PLANTATION of the City Attorney is good
as far as it goes, but it does not go far
enough. He says in effect that it was
never intended to fight the case in the
Supreme Court, but that the appeal
was taken merely as a ruse to gain
time, as the city had no money to pay
the Judgment when it was rendered,
and would have none until the taxes
came in. Why was not the case
fought in the Supreme Court? Some
of the lawyers claim that it would have
been a comparatively easy matter to
have the judgment of the lower court
reversed and the case remanded for
another trial. The @quirks and quib-
b1es of the law may be far beyond the
comprehension of the ordinary citizen
IMMERSED in legal technicalities, but to
to the aforesaid ordinary citizen it ap-
pears that the plaintiff had small
grounds to recover from the city for
damages sustained on any sidewalk
which was in as good condition as the
plaintiff was hurt. The alleged defect
which was made the basis of the Rog
ers suit, is difference in the grade Of
the walks of about three inches, and
even this was protected by sloping
board. Certainly if such a slight de-
feet can be made the basis for the re-
covery of such heavy damages, there
are hundreds of other walks in the city
equally as defective and the city is
liable to be mulcted for heavy damages
at any time. It is said that the attor-
neys for the plaintiff were as much
surprised as anybody when the city
| laid down. in the case and failed to
make fight in the higher court. 1t is
alleged that the attorneys for the
plaintiff took the case on the percent
age basis, and if there is any truth il
the stories that are being told of the
amount they received for their ser
vices, they surely must have though
themselves that they were taking {
long chance of not getting anything
when they went into the case. Nom
of the parties concerned in the sui
show much disposition to discuss it
and the only thing about the case tina
is absolutely certain is that the city i
out over thirty-three hundred dollar
and that precedent has been estah
klished that is bound to make trouble il
the future
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19
CRAWFORD CASE IN COURT.
Long Contested Legal Battle to Come up
Again at this Term of Circuit Court.

Long Contested Legal Battle to Come up
Again at this Term of Circuit Court.
The case of Hannah Kelley, ct al, VS..
John Crawford, which has been in the
courts of the county and state for sew
era1 years past, is scheduled for trial
at this term of the Circuit Court, and
this morning the attorneys for the diff
ferent parties had motion before the
Court to try the case before the Court
before it was submitted to jury. The
plaintiffs in the action objected, and
the matter was taken under advise
ment by the Judge.
The suit is one brought by the heirs
of the late William Crawford to eject
John Crawford from va1ua BILE farm
in the town of Pleasant Prairie, which
he claims as gift from his father,
and which he has held for more than
twenty years. The case has been bit
terry contested, and was once in the
Supreme Court, where verdict was
rendered in favor of the present holder
of the land.
During the last few weeks the at
torneys in the case have Travelled
thousands of miles to secure deposit
tons of nonresident witnesses and
the next case will undoubtedly be an
interesting one when it is called for
trial next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19


THE humane societies of the country
have shown their power by defeating
the billintroduced by the cattle ship
bers to amend the law which requires
that cattle must be taken from the cars
for food and rest every twenty-eight
hours. The stock men sought to
lengthen the time cattle might be left
without food and water to forty hours,
and the bill passed the House without
debate. The humane society took the
matter up after it reached the Senate
and the committee having the bill in
charge was absolutely showed under
by the storm of protests against the
bill. The measure was never reported
on by the committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19

THE total appropriation of the Fifty
seventh Congress amounted to 1,554,-
100000 and this enormous expenditure
of the public money has hardly even
been commented upon. A few years
ago when the appropriations of Con-
gress reached the billion dollar mark
the charges of extravaganza few thick
and fast and the Congress was charged
with reckless waste of the public
monies. The growth of the country
in wealth and population has been so
enormous during the last decade and
the new position of the United States
as world power has necessitated such
heavily increased expenditures for the
army and Navy that appropria tons
which would have been condemned as
wildly extravagant ten years ago are
now passed as a matter of course.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19

THE JOURNAL takes mighty little
stock in the present movement to
jump on the railroads of Wisconsin
and raise their taxes, regulate their
charges for freight and passengers,
and generally try to run their business
for them. In 1928 we went through
such period. The festive granger
then wanted to wipe the earth with the
railroad managers. We believe that
if the men who howl the 1oudest were
running the railroads they would
maintain far more gasping, tax
lodging, extortionate policy. The
railroad men are generally broad and
businesslike. Harrassing the great
traffic lines will only result in damage
to public interests generally. We
don't deny thatthey need some regu.
lation by law, as does every line of
business; but such policy of whole.
sale, revolutionary regulation as we
witnessed in the seventies and are now
facing, we are absolutely opposed to
and believe it will result in far more
harm than good.-Berlin Journal.
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THE ANNUAL REPORT.
superintendent Baker Reports to abe C0un

superintendent Baker Reports to abe Coun
ell of Moneys spent by the School Board.
uperintendent of Schools Norman
L. Baker has forwarded to the City
Council his statement of the finances
of the Board of Education FOR the wear
just passed. The report is one of the
best ever sent out by the school board
and shows that after paying the ex-
penses for the remainder of the year
the board will have small amount of
money on hand to use in erecting a
new building in the second ward if it
is deemed necessary. The report OF
the Superintendent follows:
To the Hon ora BILE the Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Keuosha:
Gentlemen:-In compliance with the
provisions of the charter of the city of
Kenosha, and particularly section IA
of chapter II thereof, the Board of
Education Of said city report to your
honorable body the following financial
statement for the fiscal year from
March 18th, 1902, to March 18th, 1908,
which is true and correct statement
of the receipts and disbursements of
said Board of Education during said
year:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19

CHARLES T. HARRISON, the special
agent and road expert from the Office
of public road inquiries of the depart
meut of agriculture has recently been
travelling through the state, and he
takes a very favorable view of the
possibilities of road improvement in
Wisconsin. Certainly the residents of
this county will hope that his dream of
roads ''built so as to be passable at all
times of the year and be pleasure to
travel upon" will come true as far as
Keuosha county is concerned at least.
AS regularly as the spring comes
around the roads are in a frightful
state in this county, yet they are no
worse here than in many of the other
counties of the State. 1t is time that
the good roads movement was taken up
I'm earnest in this county and the pub
lie highways rebuilt under the super
vision of an expert. In an interview
regarding the condition of roads in
. WISCONSIN NIL I1dIIlSOu SAUL nG
National Government has not as yet
made any large appropriation for the
purpose of advancing the good roads
project, but it has nevertheless offered
TO send persons who can act as skilled
overseers of the work of permanently
improving country highways and will
furnish instructions and under certain
conditions will provide machinery fol
the accomplishment of the work
There is no place in the State wher,
the roads can not be improved greatly
at little or no expense. Of course, tn,
soil in some parts prevents them from
being all perfect, but there will be
marked difference. Interest in thi
question of road improvement is rapid
1y increasing in Wisconsin, and it vii
not be long before an organized move
ment will be started to get the town
ship, county, or State systems of al,
adopted. so that every public highwa,
in the State will be so built or rebuilt
as to be passable at all times of tn
year and be pleasure to travel upon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19
Notice of City Convention and
Caucus.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, |
CITY of Kenosha.

City of Kenosha.
At regularly called meeting of the
City Committee of the Republican
party of the said city, at which were
present O. L. Trenary, ]. K. Balloon
L. S. Vinegar, c. E. Dewey, c. A
Tarbell, M. F. zens, on motion OF
c. A. Tarbell it was resolved land de-
termined,
That the City Convention of said
party in said City, to nominate can
didate for the office of Justice of the
Peace, to be elected at the ensuing
municipal election, be held at the City
Hall in the City of Kenosha, on the
2Sth day of March, 1908, at O'Clock
p. M.
That the caucuses of said party be
held on the 10th day of March, 1908,
opening at the hour of s p. M, and
continuing as provided by law, at the
following places respectively,
list ward-City Hall.
2nd ward-Durkee School.
3rd ward-Deming School.
4th ward-Frank School.
5th ward-Lundquist store on Aida
street.
9th ward-Usual Place on Union
street.
9TH ward--North Side Engine House
8th ward-Gillett School.
rn27 D. ]. HARFF, Chairman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19
HACKLEY A POSTMASTER.

Former KenOsha Druggist Gets Govern
mept Position at Hammond. Ind.
w. L. Hackley, former Kenosha
druggist, always was politician, but
his friends in this city will be sur
prised to learn that he has secured the
appointment as postmaster at Station
No. 2of the Hammond, Indiana, post
office. Mr.. Hackley left Kenosha last
October and went to Hammond to open
a drug store. Two months after his ar
rival in the city new post office was
ordered established by the Government
and Mr.. Hackley has been named as
post master of the office.
The appointment is a good one and
as Mr.. Hackley will handle the bust
ness in connection with his drug store
it will undoubtedly draw a large
amount of trade to the store.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19
REWARD FOR REIDENBACH.
Man Long Missing Is Now Charged With
Wife Des0rtiOn,


Efforts are being made 10 locate
Herman Reiden bach, who disappeared
from this city on June % of last year,
and the friends of the man have now
sent out notice to police officers in
ali parts of the country, offering a re-
ward of twenty-five dollars for his ar
rest. He is charged with wife deser-
ton. Never since Reidenbach disap-
peared have his relatives given up the
search and they have sent men all
over the country to follow supposed
clews to the mans whereabouts.
The disappearance of Reidenbach is
an unusual one. The man left his
home on the morning of June q, tell
ing his wife that he was going to Win
throp Harbor to collect some money
that was due to him for work there.
He failed to return but no mention of
the matter was made to the police until
week after he left his home. At that
time it was discovered that young
woman was also missing from the city
and it is thought that the two went to
gether. No trace of the girl has been
found and this seems to add confrma-
ton to the story that she went with
Reidenbach.
The wife of the missing man and his
child are still living in this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19

Now that the campaign is over and
the politicians who used the cry of a
million dollars more taxes for the rail-
roads to catch the farmer svote have
had to cease dealing in glittering gen.
eralities and get down ato hard cold
facts, it has been found to be no easy
matter to prove that the railroads owe
the money. If the present valuation
of taxable property in the State as
fixed by the tax commission is taken
as the basis of the assessment of the
railroads their taxes are undoubtedly
too low, but few people believe that the
figures as presented by the commits
sion represent anywhere near the
actual value of all the taxable property
in the State. The railroads are taking
the bulletins sent broadcast over the
State are giving the people a clearer
idea of the position of the companies
an regard to taxation than they ever
had before. The facts and hgures pre-
scented by the railroads in these bull
1etins are powerful arguments in favor
of the contention of the companies
that they are now paying their fair
share of the taxes and it will takesgood
evidence to overthrow them. Contrary
to what appears to be the belief of the
politicians the people of the State
have no desire to see the taxes
of the railroads increased unless it is
clearly shown that the increase is a
just one. No effort is being made to
reduce expenses and by more econom-
1cal administration of the public BUSH
ness reduce the taxes of corporations
aud Individual property owners alike,
but all the energies of the administra-
tion seem to be bent on getting more
money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19
NEW LIGHT FOR RACINE.
Word Received From Senator QuarIes That
$4,000 VIII be Spent.


$4,000 VIII be Spent.
From information received today
from Senator Quarles tits learned that
lighthouse is to be erected on the
reef two miles east of Racine harbor
to replace the Pintsch light now there.
The new lighthouse will cost SIS, OOO~
and will also have a siren whistle.
Marine men have entered protest
against the present light, claiming
that it is useless and will not remain
lighted for the six months claimed be-
fore ref1liug the fluid tanks. Many
times have the 1ife-savers been COM
PEELED to go to the reef and light the
lamp.
The reef is the most dangerous on
the chain of lakes, and many vessels
have narrowly escaped being wrecked
since the Pintsch light was placed
there,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19
TEACHERS CLUB MEETING.
Teachers in the City Schools Enjoy I'm
! usually Interesting Program.

The Teachers club, whose mem ber-
ship is made up exclusively of the
teachers in the city schools, enjoyed
an unusually interesting meeting Tues
day evening at the home of Miss Hattie
Paulson. The entertainment for the
evening was entrusted to Miss Sabe1-
WITT, the teacher of music in the
schools and a program consisting of
the songs of all nations was delight.
fully rendered.
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ALWAYS AT THE TOR

on the quality of our work. The
latest ideas'and improvements utilized
in our modern laundry plant. It's an
absolute protection to the public. Col
lars and cuffs &c. each, underwear &C.,
and handkerchiefs 1c. each. High
polish and domestic finish. Eagle
Laundry, 258 Main street. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19
ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER.

The following is list of the mail
matter remaining uncalled for in the
Kenosha postof6ce, Kenosha county,
Wis, for two weeks ending March 10,
1908, and which will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at the expiration of
two weeks, unless called for:
CENTS LIST.
Chr Behn, L E Burt, NJ F Berg, Sarafno
Bartucci, A Stray, Louis Schuchagan,. Peter
Ternowskj, E Wescot, John Weller. F Fink,
w Harrington, Janota Janos, VIM johnson,
R N Simpson. Herbert Vickery (2), WI Wag-
staff
LADIES LIST.
Frances Andrews, Sadie De Mallie, Lily
Sukup, Mrs 7 F Williams, Jane Pagan, Mrs
L j Firchow, Cassie F Tobin (2).
TO obtain any Of the above mail
matter, the applicant must give the
date of this list.
CHAs. FRANTz, P. M.
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NOTICE
Q Painters and Paper Hangers;

To Painters and Paper Hangers:
On March % at 7:3o p. m, there will
be meeting of the house painters and
paper hangers for the purpose of COM
p1eting the formation of a union at
Trades and Labor Council Hall, over
Merchants Bank.
m21 (Signedl: A. F. oF L. ORGANIZER.
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First publication, March 10. 1g03,

First publication, March 49, 1903.
OTATE OF WISCONS[N-County Court for
y Kenosha County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special term
of the County Court to be held il and for said
County, at the County Court Room, IN the
City of Kenosha, in said County, on the second
Tuesday. being the 18th day OF April, A.
D, 1903, at 10 o'clock A. M, the following mat
tiers will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the will of Emily E. Bar
mum, deceased.
The application of j. A. Rowbottom for the
examination and allowance of his final ac-
count as executor of the last will of Emily E.
Barnum, lae of the city of .Kenosha, in said
county, deceased, and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of said
deceased.
Dated March Is, 1903.
BY the Court
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON.
48 County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19
GIVES PROPERTY TO HIS SONS.
WILL of the Late Leonard Lee Admitted to
Probate In the County Court.


The will of the late Leonard Lee,
who died in Omaha few weeks ago
was admitted to probate in the county
court this morning. The will which
was made in 1897 divides the property
of the deceased among his four sons
each receiving an equal portion. The
Rev. Frank T. Lee, of Evanston and
Herbert NJ, Lee are named as execu-
tors of the will without bonds. The
property of the estate consists entire
ly Of personal property and the value
placed On it in the petition for ad-
ministration is nine thousand dollars.
The four heirs to the estate are Frank
7. Lee, Herbert M. Lee, Lucious o.
Lee and Charles r. Lee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if It
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. Csc. wifi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19

Cash in bank March II, 1903 80. 1874 ,312 sc
(Agreeing:wtth Treasurer's report OF March
IL, 1909.
Respectfully submitted.
Board of Education.
By FRANK J. eraser, President.
NORMAN L. BAKER, Secretary.
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RECEIPTS.

Cash on hand March 18th, 1902. $500. S37, 394 10
State school fund .........S 1906 43
County school tax. 8,807 90
City OF Kenosha school tax. 22.688 80
Special High school fund IT,. 45805
Town of Pleasant Prairie,
joint district school tax
Observation-Disclosures. 51942
Town of Somers, joint dis
trict school tax, etc. $500. 644 95
Tuition. Observation-Disclosures. 1876 90
Sale of Sixth ward building 400 90
Sale of sidewalk boards. -. so
S42,715 Is
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-19

A couple of good factories would be
big help for Kenosha this spring
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab.
lets. This signature 6wA,v.-.
on every box, .25c. iun1(
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
YOUNG CHASE RETURNS.
Wealthy Lafayette Young Man, who
Has Been Held In French SAM
itarlum, Arrives In New York.

New York, April 15.-Moses Fowler
Chase, wealthy young man of La
fayette, Ind, who was recently found
in a sanitarium near Paris by Consul
General Gowdy, reached here Tues
day on the steamer Kronprinz Will
helm from Cherbourg. A tug met the
steamer at quarantine and took
Chase to Jersey City. The young
man came over under an assumed
name and was met by number Of
friends, who were armed with a per-
nit from the collector and accom-
panied by customs officials to facili-
tate the landing of Chase. From Jer-
sey City he took a train for the
west. Chase, who was taken abroad
by relatives without, it is alleged, the
knowledge of his father, had been
in sanitarium four years when dis
covered by Mr.. Gowdy. The press
Paris correspondent on Saturday ca
bled that there was reason to be-
lieve that Chase was on his way to
the United States, but Mr.. Gowdy de-
clined to discuss the matter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-17
Granger and florenceyllle

The farmers were all busy seeding
last week, but they think Of taking q
rest now during the rain.
Some parties received letter from
Enid, Oklahoma stating that crops
are looking fine, wheat is up four or
five inches and looks splendid and
they also sent some peach blossoms.
Fred Walter got tired Of riding his
bicycle last summer and has got new
top buggy SO his girl can 60 with him.
Herman Weinkauf also has q bran
new buggy and harness which will
make the dust fly. Now, come on
gals"
Albert Bronner, Rozetta Walters
and Chas Bigalk were at Cresco at
tending institute last week.
Quite a large crowd of young folks
on the Golden Ridge attended the
party at E. Miller's Saturday night
where they enjoyed a pleasant time.
John Keune is building an addition
to his house.
Hugo Buck is driving bronchos now
days.
Mrs Slawson and John Ludwig came
home from the Cresco Hospital last
week and both are doing fine.
People all think the Free Delivery
Is 20. X. but some of the men will keep
on reading and forget their work.
MAYFLOWER.