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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-19
Total .Sl7O2o

The Supervisor of Assessments in
his report shows that the Assessors of
the county with the aid of the Supervi-
sor have come close to securing the
true value of property in the county,
and the per cent of the true value as
sessed will be in the neighborhood of
81 per cent. It is probable that this
report will be better showing than
that made by any other county in the
State.
Of course this fact has its draw back
as it will force the people of the county
to pay a higher percentage of value
than the other counties. 1t is the plan
of the Supervisor to give the other
counties an example. The Supervisor
has done well, and is deserving of a
great deal of praise for his WORK.
The figures returned by the Assess
ors of the towns as compared with the
true values, are as follows:
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First publication Nov. 10, 1908

First publication Nov. l2, 1908
OTATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court for
- KenOSha COunty.-In Probate
Notice is hereby given tn at at a special term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County at the County Court Room, in the CITY
day being the eighth day of December, A. D.
1903, at 10 o'clock a. M, the following matters
will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the estate of William Rad
inZ, deceased.
The application of Charles Gitka for the ex-
animation and allowance of his final account
as administrator of the estate of William Rad
lnz, late OF the town of Wheatland, in said
county, deceased and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of
said deceased.
In the matter of the estate of Katharine Jen-
sen, deceased.
The application of Benjamin Jensen, for the
examination and allowance of his final &C.
count as administrator OF the estate of Kath-
arine Jensen late of the town of Pleasant
Prairie in said county, deceased. and for the
assignment and distribution of the residue of
the estate Of said deceased.
In the matter of the estate of William c. Vim
cent, deceased.
The application of William w. Vincent, for
the examination and allowance of his final &C.
count as administrator Of the estate of Will
lam G. Vincent, late of the City OF Kenosha in
and distribution of the residue of the estate Of
said deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament of
Lewis Williams, deceased.
The application of Sarah M Roberts ct al
to admit to probate the last will and testa-
ment OF Lewis Williams, late of the town of
Paris, in said county, deceased.
By the Court.
RUSSELL 81. SLOSSON,
w30 County Judge,
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KenOsha Fails to Run One, Two or
Three in the Race for the
Naval Training Station.
LAKE BLUFF GETS THE PRIZE.
Racine Is Selected as Second Choice If
Property Cannot Be Secured at Reason
able Rate In Illinois.

Secretary Moody of the navy Thurs
day transmitted to Congress the final
report of the Board which made a sur
vey of the lakes with view to deter
mining the most desirable site for a
naval training station. The report
blasts all hopes of Kenosha land own
ers and removes the last chance of this
city getting the big government insti-
tuition.
Lake Bluff, two miles south of Wau-
kegan, is recommended as the most de-
sirable place, but in view Of the high
price of land at that point the Board
suggests that Racine, Muskegon, Mil
waukee and Michigan City be given
consideration.
The Board holds that the training
station must be near cities with large
population, that it must not be located
in manufacturing districts; that its
territory must be at least 100 acres in
extent; and that 200 acres would be
more desirable, so as to provide for all
adequate needs. The land must be
level, and the site must have water
frontage of at least half a mile. It
must be we'll located strategical1y.
Lake Bluff meets all these require
ments, and probably would have been
finally selected by the board were it
not for the fact that property holders
are asking 5000 per acre for the land,
as against 500 at Michigan City and
$125 at Muskegon.
The Board says that in any of the
districts under consideration the value
Of the site will depend upon the dist
ance from the largest centers of popu-
lation in the district. These are Chi
cago and Milwaukee. Chicago is
given first choice in this respect, and
the Board says large number of naval
recruits is secured from that city and
the territory bordering on the lakes.
They are of the highest quality and
become excellent seamen either for the
navy or.the merchant marine after one
term of enlistment. Milwaukee is
given second place as an available
center of population.
The Board apparently did not make
a strong recommendation in favor of
Lake Bluff because of the fact that the
land was higher there than at any of
the other sites under consideration.
Some members of the Illinois delega-
ton have suggested that inasmuch as
this seems the only obstacle in the way
of locating naval station near Chica-
go this could easily be relieved by the
citizens dona ting the land, as was done
in the case of Fort Sheridan.
There undoubtedly will be lively
contest in Congress over the location
of the naval training station, as prac
tically all the congressional delega
tons from the states bordering on the
lakes, particularly those Of New York
and Ohio, desire to secure the prize
Representative Rates of Pennsylvania
yesterday introduced bill providing
for a training station at Erie.
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First publication November 5, 1903.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
RUSSELL Il. SLOSSON,
County Judge.

TT ENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate.
IN In the matter of the estate of Katherine
Beyersdorfer, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Katherine
Bey ersdorfer. deceased, late of the City of Ke-
nosha, in said county of Kenosha, will be ex-
s.mtned 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 in and for said county,
on the first Tuesday OF February, D, 1904,
ten O'Clock A. M. of those days; also that the
time until and including the first Tuesday of
May. A. D. 1904, is the time allowed and linn
tied for creditors of said Katherine Beyersdor
fer, deceased, to present their claims for ex.
animation and allowance.
Dated at Keaosha, the 31st day of October
A. D. 1903. By the Court,
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
WHO County Judge.
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THE COST OF TAXES.
Supervisor OF Assessments Harrison
Presents His Bill to the
County Board.
$3.50 FOR A RAISE OF s72S,521.
(From Fridays Daily


Of raising assessments and va1ua-
tions of property in Kenosha county
there has been no end, but this has not
been done wholly without expense to
the county and this second fact was
shown yesterday when Supervisor of
Assessments W. H. Harrison present
ed his bill to the county board. It
shows that for the $728, 521 increase in
the valuation the county will pay to
the official the sum of $3.50. On the
face of the returns the employment of
a supervisor of assessments doesn't
seem like good thing, but the work
that has been done by Mr.. Harrison
has laid foundation for honest TAXA
ton which will result in great benefit
to the county IL the future.
The bill Of Mr.. Harrison as present.
ed to the board shows that in making
his final report to the board he worked
for period of 201H days. The salary
fixed by law is $3.50 per day so that
Mr. Harrison will receive for his own
work in past months $705.25. The re,
mai nder off the $3.50 claimed by the
supervisor is for the expenses of
his Office. Among the items is a trip
to Madison. A trip to Madison only
costs Mr.. Harrison $1O.85. This is
vastly cheaper than some trips that
have been made to Madison for the
county in the past and this is one Of
the benefits of having regular super
visor OF assessments. The usual trip
to Madison in the interests of the coun-
ty costs the county from fifty to a
hundred dollars. Mr.. Harrison had
but one Office assistant during the year
and the entire expense for such labor
was only $16.50.
There is still great deal of work tc
be done on the books of the various
assessors and in completing this work
Mr.. Harrison will be in need of more
money bringing the total cost for the
year up to $3.50. The bill will probably
be allowed without alteration.
Mr.. Harrison states that the future
expenses of his department will not be
so great on account of the fact that
much of the basic work has now been
done and this work will not have to be
altered in other years.
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AN EASY VICTORY.
Peter Schmitt Has no Trouble Defeating
Champion Exhibition Pool Player.


Champion Exhibition Pool Player.
State Champion Peter Schmitt did
not lose any of his laurels as a pool
player in the match played with Fred
Hall, the champion exhibition player,
in Milwaukee yesterday afternoon and
last night, and in fact it looks as if
Schmitt won the title from Hall. 1t
was three hundred ball match and
the Kenosha wizard with the cue
simply played all around his opponent
It couldn't have been called pool
match for Schmitt was so far ahead
at every stage of the game that his
competitor looked like a nine spot
Indeed it was great as pool exhibi
ton for the Kenosha champion drove
the balls-all fifteen of them-to the
pockets six times in succession. The
exhibition player failed to make any
record like this. At the close of the
match Schmitt had 800 balls to his
credit while Hall was hopelessly be.
hind with score of only 1872. Large
crowds witnessed the contests which
we're played at the Grand Billiard
Parlors. AS result of the games the
champion has small bunch of chal.
lenges from aspiring pool sharks and
they will be considered as soon as time
will permit.
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A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Meiser Who Leave For
California are Taken by Surprise.

Mr.. and Mrs. @. #. Metser Who Leave For
California are Taken by Surprise.
Within fortnight Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Fred Meiser will leave for California
to make their home and with this point
in mind thirty-6ve of the ladies of the
German Lutheran church gave them a
very pleasant farewell party Thurs
day evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Meiser
we're completely taken by surprise but
this fact did not prevent the enter
tainment of the visitors in a very
charming manner. The evening was
spent with conversation and music and
at eleven O'Clock a delicious supper
was served. During the evening Mr..
and Mrs. Meiser were presented with a
beautiful imported fruit dish as a token
of the high regard in which they are
held by their Kenosha friends.
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1blication, October 90, 1903.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate
IA In the matter of the last will and tes
lament of Sarah Pearce, deceased
Notice is hereby given that the claims ant
demands of all persons against Sarah Pearce
deceased, late of the City of Lebanon, in tht
County of Lebanon and State of Pennsylva
MIA, will be examined and adjusted by th
County Court of RenoSha County at tn
regular terms of said Court to b.
holden at the County Court Room, in tn
City of Kenosha. in and for said Comfy, OF
the first Tuesday of January, A D. 190l
and on the first Tuesday of June, A. I
1904, at ten o'clock A. M. of those days; ais
that the time until and including the frs
Tuesday of May, A d. 1904, is the tim
allowed and limited for creditors of sal
Sarah Pearce, deceased, to present thei
Dated at Kenosha the goth day of Octobe-
A d. 1903 By the Court
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
WIS County Judge.
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The Nickel Plate Road

will sell tickets within distances of one
hundred and fifty miles, November
18th and 10th, at rate of fare and a
third for the round trip, account
Thanksgiving Day. Return limit
November Goth, 1903.
Three through trains daily to Ft.
Wayne, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, New
York, Boston and New England points,
carrying vestibuled sleeping cars. No
excess fare charged on any train on
Nickel Plate Road. Meals served in
Nickel Plate dining cars on American
Club plan, ranging in price from Csc.
to $1.O0; also la carte. Chicago
city ticket Offices, III Adams street
and Auditorium Annex. 'Phone GEN.
trsl 2O57. Depot. LaSalle and Van
Buren, streets, on the elevated
loop. WIS
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First publication November 5, 1903.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate.
n In tie matter of the last will and tesla.
ment of Mary Eliza Gibbs deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Mary Eliza
Gibbs, deceased, late of the town of Bristol, 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, in and for said county, on the hrsf
first Tuesday of June, A. D. 1904 at ten O'CLOCK
A. M. of those days; also that the time unit
and including the first Tuesday of May, A. D
1904, is the time allowed and limited for credit
ors OF said Mary Eliza Gibbs, deceased, to pre-
sent their claims for examination and allow
ance
Dated at Kenosha, the Both day of October
A. D. 1903 By the Court,
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
w30 County Judge.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

RENosHA COUNTY CoURT.-In Probate
In the matter of the estate of Frank Ertl
deceased
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Frank
Ertl, 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 the City of Kenosha in and for said County,
on the first Tuesday OF February, A. D. 1904,
and on the first Tuesday of June, A D. 1904.
time until and including the first Tuesday of
May, A. D. 1904, is the time allowed and
limited for creditors of said Frank Ertl.
deceased, to present their claims for exam
ination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha. the 18th day of Octo.
Der, A. D. 1903. By the Court
RUSSELL H.. SLOSSON,
w28 County Judge.
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"RED LETTER" BACK,
George T. Sullivan of Chicago Will Make
an Effort to Re-open His Board Here.

kenosha is to have another taste of
tRed Letter" Sullivan, the famous
Chicago broker, as his agents are in
Kenosha today seeking to secure a
room II which TO open branch of the
famous Chicago establishment.
The last Office of the Sullivan COM
pany in Kenosha was closed many
weeks ago, when the manager of the
company here secured bill of sale of
the property and claimed that he took
it to secure salary due him.
"Red Letter" Sullivan is the most
famous bucketshop keeper in this
Western country, but during the past
year he has had no end of troubles in
fighting the different suits brought
against him in the Chicago courts.
Sullivan never did a big business in
Kenosha, but it is alleged that he will
signalize his return to Kenosha by
opening brokers' palace for the use
of Kenosha men who are accustomed
to dabb1e IN the very interesting game
of stock exchange. For weeks the ia
nous red letters haye been sent to Ke-
nosha men to open the way for a
starting of the business with the open
ing of the new office. The new mana
ger here will be a Racine man, and he
is expected to be on hand to open the
Office Monday.
The growth of the stock business in
Kenosha during the past few years has
been something tremendous. Three
years ago the only trading IN Kenosha
was done through the medium of
bucket shop which was usually shell
tered in some out-of-the way place.
But times have changed and there are
now two commission Offices in the city
and both of them seem to be doing
good business. The Office of the Had
den-Rodee company is rated as the
second best Office under the control of
the company.
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A QUIET WEDDING.
r G. Jaeger and Miss Blanche Frazine
Married Wednesday Evening.


A quiet little wedding was celebra-
ted at the home of County Judge Slos
son on Ashland Avenue Wednesday
evening when Miss Blanche Frazine
became the bride of Mr.. Ralph C.
Yaeger. The ceremony was performed
by the Judge in the presence of few
friends of the contracting parties. AT
ter the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Yaeger
entertained few friends at an infor-
NAL reception at their new home. The
wedding will come as a surprise TO
many of the friends of the bride and
groom in the city but the congratula-
tons will be none the less hearty.
Mr.. Yaeger is we'll known machinist
employed at the Meiselbach factory
and his bride is pretty and accompli-
shed lady.
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First publication, October 20, 1903.

II Kenosha County--In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at q special term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the County Court Room, in the City
OF Kenosha, in said County, on the Fourth
Tuesday, being the oath day of November, A.
d. 1903, at 10 o'clock A. M, the following mat
ters will be heard and considered:
In the matter OF the last will of Leonard Lee,
deceased.
The application of Frank 7. Lee and Her
bert M Lee, for the examination and allow
ance of their final account as Executors of the
will of Leonard Lee, late of the city of Keno
sha in said county, deceased, and for the as
signment and distribution OF the residue of
the estate of said deceased.
By the Court.
RUSSELL Il. SLoSSON,
WIS County Judge.
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Racine refuses to surrender her
claim to the Naval Station and has
started big fight to secure the consi-
deration of Congress. A special COM
mittee has been named to go to Wash
ington to fight for the school. Keno
sha is with the Belle city to the finish.
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Homeseekers' Excursions to the Northwest
West and Southwest, and Colonist
Low Rates West.

Via the NORTHWESTERN 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 1.-THE
best of everything" For dates of sale
and full particulars apply to Agents
Chicago & North Western R'y. W.T.
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Mr.. O. M. Calkins was called to
Buffalo Friday on business.
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First publication. October 20, 1908.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-19
INDOOR PICNIC LUNCHEONS.
The Guests Help Themselves, and the Idea
Is Becoming Popular.

Invitations TO indoor picnic luncheons
are flying around just now. The hostess
In nearly every case is very young woman.
but there are indications that some OF
the older folks are taking kindly to the
idea.
An indoor picnic luncheon is something
like buffet luncheon, with this difference,
that the viRnds are not passed around
by servants. As rule. the number OF
guests liz limited 10 about dozen. The
appearance of the guests in the dining
room IL a signal for servants TO disappear
and TO remain out of sight.
At one Of these affairs, given the other
day at a suburban resort by a dSbutante,
the six girls and seven young men who
trooped into the dining room found big
oval table loaded with good things to eat.
At one end was big bowl-not platter
Of chicken salad, at the other end a punch
bowl OF cold coffee and in between dishes
big and little filed with cold bouillon sand
witches, cold chicken pie, escalloped oysters
(the only hot dish, stuffed eggs, stuffed
olives, sweet pastries, loaf cakes, preserves,
fresh fruit and bon-bons.
The table had cloth Of grass-green silk
almost covered with ferns. On smaller
! table, also draped in green, were piles Of
plates, cups and saucers, knives, forks
and spoons, napkins, finger bowls. well
| of lemonade and pitcher Of ice water.
The guests proceeded leisurely to seat
themselves around the room, evidently
! expecting a waiter to loom before them
| tray in hand to serve the first course. But
| no waiter appeared and they were not long
left in doubt az to what was expected OF
| them.
This is picnic, friends" called out the
hostess, and you must all help yourselves
Take what you like, leave what you don't
| like
Thereupon the guests fell to and ex-
hibited what is a marked feature Of all
| indoor picnic luncheons, namely, a pro-
digious appetite. This feature may be
explained by the fact that guests are per-
mitted to help themselves az they choose.
| Thus a girl may begin with chocolate cake
| IL she wants to, and end with bouillon
| Il never yet had enough salad at one
| time confided pretty girl not yet out,
until went the other day to an indoor
| picnic luncheon. When l found that no
one seemed to care whether l ate a taste
of dozen different dishes or lot Of one
I helped myself three times to salad. l
also had three big pieces Of pound cake.
which l adore"
People who have attended them say
| there is lots Of fun to be had at indoor
| picnic luncheons.
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This Is Life in Oklahoma .

The Oklahoma bride who wrote tine
breezy letter to the Edorado, Kan, Re
publican, a little while ago. telling about her
new home has written another, describing
the ways Of her neighbors, in which she
saws:
Haven't n word 10 suggest as regards
clothes. Gaily flow -bedecked hats sleeve
less see-more waists, thin see-through skirts.
Boston garters This is the country where
they dress much, II they have the money.
II the way OF amusements We can build
q mint julep, or cut q watermelon. In the
meantime the men are given 10 shooting each
other on sight. All else falling, they hang
"nigger," as they call colored people here
Come IN tripes ana groves. out never more
put on the big pot and the little pot and have
something doing
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ITALY BARS "EAIGLON."
Too Much Popular Enthusiasm Aroused
by the Hits A. Austria I'm the Piece.

Too Much Popular Enthusiasm Aroused
by the Hits a, Austria I'm the Piece.
When Sarah Bernhard went to Berlin
she wanted TO act In Rostand's Il Aiglon
The Emperor refused to allow the play 10
be given in the Royal Theatre on the ground
that its performance would be- an insult
to a friendly Power, in view OF the REFER
ences Austria in the first act.
Now the references to Austria have been
presented in a country that appreciates
them highly. Rostands play was recently
acted for the first time in Rome, and every
speech directed against Austria was re-
ceived with outbursts OF enthusiasm.
The orchestra was compelled to pay
patriotic music, and the audiences on COW
eral occasions occupied the intermissons
by singing -Garbaldi's Hymn" One night
the audience rushed to the Austrian En-
bassy, intending to storm II, The police
were prepared, and the building was sur
rounded by troops.
This was too much for the Government
and the next day Il Aiglon' was prohibited
not only in Rome, but throughout Italy
Prime Minister Zanardelli was sought
out by Singora Caimin. who was acting
the title role, and besought not to put an end
TO the run of the play, which was crowd
ing the Bostanze Theatre. She recftea
some Of the speeches, which seemed quite
harmless: but the Prime Minister heard
others not so innocuous, and docldoo t0As
the prohibition must stand -.