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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
Farmers Take Kindly to the Plan for
Building Pickle Factory in
This City.
MANY CONTRACTS ARE SIGNED.
the Factory are Already Secured and
Many Others Promised.

The prospects of the city scouting a
new industry in the way of a pickle
factory are exceedingly bright, as the
meeting of the farmers which was held
at Simmons hall Saturday afternoon,
was very enthusiastic one and many
I of the farmers pledged their support to
the plan.
Notwithstanding the fact that rain
fell almost ali day Saturday, more
than fifty of the farmers came in and
all took great deal of interest in the
proposed plant. Manager Vosberg,
who is in charge of the pickle making
plant owned by the Chicago company
in Racine, was the main speaker at the
meeting and explained at length the
workings of the company and the large
profits which could be made for the
farmers if the plant was opened here.
In order to assure the company pro-
duct the manager of the business asked
the farmers to contract to plant por-
tons Of their farms in pickles to be
sold to the company.
AAV SOAPoAJ az ANOU " pay LIZ
highest market price and to take the
pickles whenever they were ready for
delivery. The contracts Of course
cover term of years and by the time
the contract expires, the agent states
that the business will be so profitable
for the farmer that it will be uneces
sary to make contracts for the future.
Many of the farmers were not ready
to contract with the company but they
took contracts home with them and
they illreturn them later. Contracts
were signed for twelve acres of ground.
Manager Vosberg stated that in order
to secure the factory for the city it
would be necessary to have hundred
acres contracted.
The farmers of the county will be
given until the fifteenth of April to
decide on the matter and it is thought
that the necessary acreage will have
been secured by that time. Nearly all
the farmers took kindly to the scheme
and promised cooperation. No site
has as yet been selected for the factory
but it will be located on some central
site where it will be of easy reach by
the farmers.
It is thought that many of fhe farm
ers who could not come to the city on
Saturday will help to secure the fac
tory for the city. The contracts have
been left at the Office of the Kenosha
Realty company where they may be
signed at any time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
FRI AT PoWDERvILLE.
Charcoal House at Pleasant Prairie Plant
is Destroyed by Fire.


is Destroyed by Fire.
One Of the most destructive fire that
has occurred since the building of the
Latin Rand powder plant at Pleasant
Prairie occurred Sunday evening
shortly after six O'Clock, when flames
completely wiped out the big charcoal
housed the company, entailing loss
of nearly five thousand dollars with no
insurance. The limited fire protection
accorded to the buildings made it i'm
possible to save the large house from
complete loss, but the building was
sufficiently far away from the other
buildings of the plant to make an ex-
plosion of the powder impossible.
As soon as the fire was discovered
heroic efforts were made to extinguish
it, but the flames spread at such rate
that 1t was impossible to make any
Roadway against them. The building
was flied with combustib1e material
which added fuel to the flames. The
charcoal house was practically a new
building as it had been destroyed by
fire several years ago entailing large
loss.
The origin of the FIRE is mystery
but it is thought that it is possible that
the fire originated from sparks from
an engine being blown into the wooden
structure and igniting it. Superin-
tendent Ferry seems to take this view
Of the case.
The loss is estimated at five thous-
and dollars and there is no insurance
as the insurance companies refuse to
take any risks on powder plants. The
charcoal house will be rebuilt at once
and lumber is being hauled today for
the new house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
D. A. SOVEREIGN DEAD.
Former Resident of Bristol Passes Away
at Long Beach, California.

Former Resident of Bristol Passes Away
at Long Beach, California.
Davis Andruss Sovereign, we'll
known to many of the older residents
of the county, died at his home in
Long Beach, California, on February
%. Mr.. Sovereign came to Bristol in
1875 and resided there until 1888, when
he moved to California in search of
health. During his long residence in
this county Mr.. Sovereign made many
firm friends who will regret to hear of
his death. The deceased was vet
eran of the civil war and served two
and one-ha1f years in the army, being
severely wounded at Fort Donelson.
Mr.. Sovereign was man of the high
est christian character, an upright,
earnest and useful citizen of the COM
munity in which he lived.
The funeral was held from the Meth
odist church, of which denomination
the deceased was leading member,
and was made the occasion of one of
the largest gatherings of veterans and
citizens generally ever seen in Long
Beach. The deceased is survived by a
widow and five children, four
daughters and one son.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
BLAoRLIsTED MAN ARRESTED.

Bert Harris Able to Secure Liquor Notwith-
standing the Fact That he is Blacklisted.
Bert E. Harris, whose name adorns
the blacklist made out by the City
Clerk and Council, was arrested Tues
day night by Officer Paul Pabst on a
charge of intoxication. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the saloon keepers of
the city had been prohibited from sell
ing the man liquor he managed to Sc
cure it in some manner and it is said
that the officials have secured the name
of carpenter who resides in the west
ern part of the city, who admitted that
he bought the liquor for Harris at sew
era1 saloons and that after he had made
the purchases the man boosted of the
fact that he had bought liquor for a
man on the blacklist and was willing
to buy it for any other one.
No punishment is great enough for
this man and if he can be placed under
arrest By the officials an effort will be
made to make an example of him by
giving him the heaviest fine possible
under the law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
JUNK DEALERS ARRESTED.
Boys Accused of Stealing Brass Castings
Makes Serious Charges Against Junk Men.

Boys Accused of Stealing Brass Castings
Makes Serious Charges Against Junk Men.
Two small boys named Eddie Calls
and Fritz Gill, who were bought before
Justice McCarron late Saturday on a
charge of stealing brass castings from
the Simmons Manufacturing COM
pany, told the District Attorney tale
which if it can be substantiated will re-
suit in serious trouble for certain
junk dealer in this city. For some
time the Simmons company has been
losing brass castings and close
watch has been kept to catch the
thieves. Saturday the two boys men
toned were caught in the act of taking
the castings. When brought before
Justice McCarron the lads were badly
frightened and made a clean breast of
the whole matter to the district attor-
ney. They confessed that they had
been taking the castings and selling
them to the junk dealers in the city.
Warrants were at once issued ror the
dealers and H. Bloom burg and Max
Simons were brought into court on a
charge of receiving stolen goods. A
search of the premises of the accused
men failed to reveal any of the stolen
goods and as the testimony OF the boys
failed to implicate Simons he was dis
charged from custody.
The lads gave some. startling evil
dence against Bloomberg, however,
and if their story can be proved it will
go hard with him. They stated that
Bloomberg knew that the brass was
taken from the Simmons company and
that he had agreed to buy all they
could get; that he instructed them not
to take too much at one time, so as not
to excite suspicion, and to bring it to
him only on certain days and only by
the back entrance and in the night
time.
In view of the story told by the boys
the case against the junk dealer was
continued for one week to allow the
police to work up the evidence. The
parents of the Calls boy could not be
found Saturday, but the parents of the
Gill boy were in court and on account
of his extreme youth the Justice al.
lowed him to go on payment of the
costs in the case. The case against
the Calls boy will probab bly, be dis
posed of in the same manner,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
MAD DOG SCARE.
Dog Belonging to j.. Conwell Bites Small
Boy and is Shot by Police.

Dog Belonging to y. Conwell Bites Small
Boy and is Shot by Police.
A small black cur belonging to a
family by the name Of Ccnwe1l, on
Main street, ran amuck Sunday and
after chasing number of children
finally succeeded in inflicting severe
wounds on small boy by the name of
O'Connor living in the neighborhood.
The dog had been acting strangely
all day, and early in the afternoon the
police were sent for to shoot him.
When the officer arrived, however, the
animal could not be found. The dog
returned to his home early in the even
ing, and after giving the members of
the Corwell family bad scare, was
finally disposed ofs.by Officers Pabst
and Likes.
The O'Connor boy was bitten In the
arm, but is not seriously hurt. The
wound was cauterized by physician,
and it is not thought that any serious
consequences will result.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
INSPECTOR WANTS NEW Law
That Notaries Be Prohibited From Issuing
Permits for Children to Work.

That Notaries Be Prohibited From Issuing
Permits for Children to Work.
State Factory Inspector August
Backus is doing all in his power to eff
feet the passage of bill by the pres
ent Legislature, prohibiting notary
publics of the State from issuing per-
mits to children under the legal age to
obtain employment in factories and
other places. He says this is the
worst evil he has had to deal with.
Mr.. Backus also claims that the pas
sage of the new law would result in
great benefit to the parents of the chill
dren who fad it necessary to put their
children to work at an early age to
help support the family. It is esti-
mated that $40, 900 was paid to notaries
in the State in the past year for work
ing permits to children, and which
could be obtained from the State Fac
tory Inspector or his deputies free of
charge.
"A crusade has been carried on for
the past mouth against the employ
ment of boys under the legal age in
bowling alleys about the city after 9
o'clock at night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
Mrs. Grace Smell Walker Coz
fin-COffln Married at Riverside,
Cal, Last Thursday.
NOW MRS. PERKINS A. LAYMAN
Bride Was Formerly Owner of Honeymoon
Cottage Near Salem and Is Well
Known In the County.

Mrs. Grace Shell Coffin Walker Cof-
fn-Coffin, whose varied matrimonial
experiences have excited the wonder
and admiration of her less favored
sisters and whose career has furnished
more sensations than that of any other
one woman of her day and generation,
has again embarked upon the, for her,
troubled sea of matrimony. Mrs.
Coffin made her fifth appearance before
the altar at Riverside, Cal /, on last
Thursday and she is now known as
Mrs. Perkins A. Laynan. Since 1884,
when she first married Frank Nixon
Coffin, Mrs. Layman has been thrice
married and divorced from Mr.. Coffin
and once married and divorced from
James C. Walker, of Waukesha. For
a number of years Mrs. Layman was
the owner of country place on Grass
Lake, near Salem, which she named
Honeymoon Cottage" and her little
eccentricities furnished never failing
topic of conversation for the farmers
for miles around A short time ago
this property was sold under mort
gage and the lawyers worked for
months to perfect the title. Mrs. Lay
man was we'll known to many of the
people of the county and always sus-
tanned the most cordial relations with
her neighbors while sojourning at
Honeymoon Rest" She was a most
liberal patron of the courts and two of
her divorces we're granted while she
was resident of this county.
Mrs. Layman was the daughter of
Amos ]. Smell, the Chicago millionaire
whom the missing willie" Tascott is
believed to have murdered, and it is
said that she has recently received
much valuable property from the divis-
ion of the estate of her father and her
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Layman expect to de-
vote much of their time to travel but
they will eventually make their home
at Los Angeles, Cal.
The bride has many warm friends in
this county who will be pleased to hear
of her prosperity and to extend their
congratulations on her marriage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
GOES AFTER THE KICKERs.
Taxpayer" Upholds Work of Assessors and
Board of Review In Their Work.

Taxpayer" Upholds Work of Assessors and
Board of Review In Their Work.
Editor News and Telegraph. Courier:
In regard to your article of last week
under head of after Local Plants.v I
Will say, as it is nearing the time TO Sc
iect district assessors for the valuation
OF property for the present year it is
rot surprising to any one who has KEPT
tab on such work to hear the anrral
wall of the chronic kicker or the tax
dodger. used to term them a neces-
sary evil. I will omit the word evil.
and insert instead the word being. You
will realize that the work of the assess
or, the boards of review, the tax COM
mittee OF the Council, the Supervisor of
Assessments or Tax Fiend in listing
The property of fifty to seventy five per
sons in day, or sitting as members of
a reviewing board an entire day, week
or more with nothing out of
the ordinary work, becomes moroto-
nous, and in my experience along
those lines I am glad to run up occa-
sionallY against one of them. It re-
lieves the monotony of the work, and
then the information you get (sucf1 as
it isl from them, think of it! What is
more surprising is that in saying so
much, they would not occasionally
state the facts instead of making
statements that are absolutely foreign
to them.
Our beautiful little city would be
sorry to lose any of its manufacturing
plants, but | will say to the kicker that
she lost some factories when they were
not assessed fifteen per cent of a full
value, and said kicker has in conduct
ing factory quite recently, been
quite willing to settle with the tax col
1ectors on seven per cent or less of the
true value of said plant; and I have no
doubt had he gone to his help, who
were so beautifully paid) they wonld
have contributed the small amount he
was paying as against other properties
that were paying on 40 per cent.
have met number of the Council
and majority of the Board of Review
quite recently and 1 find their appe-
tites are good. they sleep we'll, and
therefore | conclude they are not in
clined to worry over said erroneous
statements. In regard to the Assessor
and Supervisor of Assessments doing
their work in the slipshod manner the
kicker complains of, and in regard TO
its not being fact, but imagination, 1
think may truthful1y add that did
kicker take part of his time to make
figures instead of talking so much ne
would conclude the Imagination was
in his own brain. In regard to the
factories having their taxes paid my
own opinion is that the business men
conducting factory at this high tidal
wave of prosperity had better sell ont
or get out if he or they cannot pay
their taxes, especially where said fac
tories are not assessed on rs per cent
of full value. TAX PAYER.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
AFTER TWENTY YEARS.
Travelling Man Returns to the Eichelman
Hotel Looking for Clothes.

Travelling Man Returns to the Eichelman
Hotel Looking for Clothes.
Twenty years ago Kenosha had a
scandal which involved travelling
salesman and one of the best known
women of the city. Monday morning
the travelling man walked into the
Eicheiman hotel and inquired of the
proprietor if he could tell him where he
could find the clothing that he had left
in the hotel some twenty years ago.
The managers of the hotel were of
course interested and the man told the
story. He said that he had come to
Kenosha to sell goods and that during
the day he had met well known mar
ried woman of the city. In the even
ing he accompanied the woman to an
entertainment and when he returned
to the hotel and had retired the hus-
band of the woman, indignant at his
action, came to the hotel to kill him.
The travelling man was SO frightened
that he left the hotel without dressing
and clad only in his underwear he ran
half way to Waukegan where he was
picked up by farmer and taken the
rest of the way in vehicle. The
clothing left by the man in the room at
the hotel was never recovered and he
stated that this was the first time he
had made Kenosha since that eventful
NIGHT
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
BOUGHT A WHITE ELEPHANT.
Racine Street Car Line Proves an Unprofit-
able Investment.

Racine Street Car Line Proves an Unprofit-
able Investment.
According to all reports the Milwau-
kee Electric Railway and Light COM
pany would gladly surrender all right,
title and interest IN the Belle City
street railway to the city of Racine or
to anybody else who would agree to
keep the local line in operation in &C
cordance with the terms of its fran
chise, for merely nominal consider
alton.
The line was purchased by the Mil
waukee company to secure the right of
way through the city for the M. r. &
K. and Mr.. Beggs is beginning to re-
alize that he paid a high price for the
privilege. More money was expended
on the local line this year than the
gross receipts will amount to in the
next twelve years, and there is no hope
that the local line will ever pay divi-
dend during the life of its present
franchise.
The Belle City Street railway was a
losing investment from the start and
the company would have gone into
the hands of a receiver within a year
had not Mr.. Beggs providential1y ap-
peared with his offer to purchase the
property. If the city of Racine is de-
sirous of trying an experiment in mu-
nicipal ownership Mr.. Beggs can prob
ably be persuaded to turn over the line
to the city only retaining a right of
way for the M. r. & K. cars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
PHILIPPINE VETERAN DEAD.

Joseph MackOwski. Better Known as Joe.
Berliner. Dies In Chicago Hospital,
Joseph Mackowsky, better known IN
this city as Joe Berliner, died at the
Alexian Brothers hospital in Chicago
Saturday night of pneumonia. Mack
owsky, who was known in this city by
the name of Berliuer, received his alias
from the fact that he was born IN Ber-
lin, Germany. The deceased enlisted
in this city at the close of the Spanish
war for service in the Philippines and
followed the flag through some of the
hottest battles of the campaign ;n the
island, being twice wounded in action.
At the expiration of the term Of his
enlistment he returned to Kenosha
and made many friends in this city
who will regret to hear of his death.
The Baseball Association is planning
to give dance at the new Pabst hall
soon after the Lenten season is over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
GEORGE sKINKLE INJURED.
Former Well Known Kehosha Boy Caught
Between Street Cars in Chicago.


Between Street Cars in Chicago.
George Skinkle, formerly resident
of this city, was seriously injured in
Chicago last Friday afternoon. The
accident took place at the corner of
Madison and Clark streets. Mr..
Skinkle had attempted to cross the
street thinking that he could slip be-
tween the line of street cars, but the
new Wentworth Avenue cars are ex-
ceedingly wide and the Kenosha man
was caught between the wide cars and
rolled between them.
He came out of the accident uncon-
scious and was picked up by police
officer and taken to the nearest drug
store where doctor was calledto at
tend him. AS soon as possible he was
removed to his home in Edgewater in
a carriage. The accident resulted in
Mr.. Skinkle sustaining fracture of
the collar bone, severe contusions of
the hips and bad wrench of the arm.
He will be laid up for several weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT
The Younger Brothers Bank Robbers Be
ing Billed.

Throbbing with intense heart inter
est and depicting scenes at once pic
turesque and sensational in the ex-
IRENE, r. L. Crescy's big production,
"The Younger Brothers, Bank Rob-
bers," is underlined at the Rhode
opera house for next Sunday.
The apotheosis of the strenuous
melodrama, this unique production is
said to possess real merit aside from
it's striking sensationa1ism.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
DEATH OF MRS. JENSEN.
Well Known Pleasant Prairie Lady Passes
Away Sunday Afternoon

Wen known El0ABanG FTalrA0 LAuy Edsses
Away Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. Kate Jensen, widow of the late
Lawrence Jensen, and one of the best
known women of the county, died at
her home in the town of Pleasant
Prairie Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Jen-
sen was born in Germany, but she has
been resident of the county for many
years.
The deceased was woman of many
lovable traits of character, and large
circle of friends and relatives will
mourn her loss. Mrs. Jensen was a
sister of Jacob and Peter Meyers, of
Racine; and of Mrs. Heidersdorf, of
Somers. Seven children survive her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12
Post Office Officials at Washington
Find No Foundation in Charges
Of Henry Gerling,
De DIEMAR is FULLY ExONERATED
First Assistant Wynne Sends Letter to
Postmaster Frantz Generating De-
Diemar and Officially Closes Case.

Louis DeDiemar, the letter carrier
who was charged with destroying mail
By Henry Gerling, Brassville saloon
keeper, has been entirely exonerated
of the charges by the Post Office De-
partment, and First Assistant Post
master Wynne has notified Captain
Frantz that the evidence has failed to
substantiate the charge and that the
case is closed so far as the Post Office
department is concerned. With such
ruling the Kenosha carrier will of
course retain his position. The letter
of exoneration follows:
Post Office Department-Office of
General Superintendent Free Delivery
System-The Postmaster, Kenosha,
Wis.-Sir:-I am in receipt of the re-
port of the Post Office Inspector who
investigated the charge of wilful de-
struction of mail brought against Let
ter Carrier DeDiemar of your Office,
by Mr.. Henry A. Gerling. Inasmuch
as the evidence submitted failed to
substantiate said charge, the carrier is
AO1COy CAOuC1 dlCO duO ltlC case CAOSCu'
Yours respectfully,
r. j. WINNIE,
First Asst Postmaster General.
The DeDiemar case has attracted
great deal of attention among the Post
Office employees and people in the
western part of the city, but the car
rier's name was not given out at the
Post Office until after the matter had
been referred to the Post Office De-
partment.
DeDiemar had charge of the Western
Delivery route and it was alleged that
he wilfully destroyed number of let
tiers and circulars and had thrown
them into dump in sewer in sa-
loon owned by Henry Gerling in
Brassville. Gerling made the charges
against DeDiemar to the Postmaster
and DeDiemar declared that the al1eg a.
tons were part of conspiracy to
ruin him. He claimed to Postmaster
Frantz and to the Government officials
that he was entirely innocent of any
wrong doing. Inspector Bird came
down from Milwaukee and made a
thorough examination into the affair.
He examined the carrier, the plumber
who was alleged to have found the
mail in the sewer, and he even went SO
far as to examine into the characters of
all parties concerned. Inspector Bird
practically made the decision in the
case and the Assistant Postmaster
General only followed his decision in
generating the Kenosha carrier.