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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
ATTEMPT TO BURGLE.
Efforts Made to Break into Water
man Drug Store and 0rteII
Residence on Park St.
BURGLARSESCAPE DETECTI0N

Two attempted burg1aries have been
reported to the police of the city since
Saturday evening. One was at the
Waterman drug store on Main street
and the other at the residence of Mrs.
f. Orte11 on Park street. At neither
place did the burglars manage to Sc
cure an entrance.
At Waterman's the men must have
been at the store shortly after it was
closed and they pried open one of the
back windows. 1t is supposed that
they were frightened away by the
coming of the night Waterman.
At the Orte1l residence suspicious
people had been seen about the house
for two nights and Saturday evening
shortly after II O'Clock Mrs. Orte11
found the men attempting to make
an entrance into one of the windows
at the rear of the house. She at once
started out after the providers and
managed to drive them away but she
could not get close enough to them to
give the police officers a description.
1t is claimed that in other parts of the
city similar attempts to break into
houses have been made but none of
them were successful.
This crowd Of burglars are evident
~ planning to live on the fat of the
land this wir tor at the expense of the
reside ats OF Kenosha and the police
should ser after them and make an
effort to have them spend the winter
either at Waupun or at Green Bay. It
is thought that these burg1aries are
being pulled off by a band of boys be-
tween IS and 21 years of age and as
they are pretty well know to the
police there should be little trouble
in locating them. Chief Reinold and
his men are making every possible eff
fort to get at the leaders of the gang
and it is probable that arrests will be
made in short time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
FAILED TO RECOGNIZE UNION.
County Board Lays Resolution of Union
Printers on the Table.

Kenosha county board of supervis-
ors failed to take any notice of the re-
quest Of the Kenosha Typographical
union that in the future the work for
the county be done in shops having
the union label and the resolution to
this effect was laid on the table at the
session on Saturday afternoon. It is
possible that the matter will come up
again IS the union may send another
communication to the board and ask.
it to look further into the matter. The
board as board is opposed to the
recognition of any class of labor and
it is not probable that the matter will
be taken up again.
The board did nothing but routine
work today on account of the fact that
the report of one of the justices of the
peace was not ready and the entire
board is being delayed on this ac-
count. The report is promised for
the first thing tomorrow morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
Special Census Agent Sanford
Finds Many Faults with City's
Financial Condition.
SHOULD GO OUT OF BUSINESS
Government Agent Declares That the
City Has the Worst System of
Bookkeeping in the State.

The city of Kenosha as munich
pal corporation should go out of bust
ness, and it wouldn't have far to go,
either. If I were asked to tell what
city in the state of Wisconsin had the
poorest set of books would say Ike
nosha', without any hesitation
This was the statement made by
Henry Sanford, of Washington, the
special agent of the United States
Census bureau, who is in the city
making an effort to make report on
the financial condition off the city.
Mr.. Sanford has now been here for
two days, and he is Disguised with the
conditions that are confronting him.
"There is absolutely no bookkeep-
ing IN the city hail." said Mr.. San
ford. "a few scattered treasurer's
reports thrown into a drawer seem to
be the only set of books that Kenosha
can show to a man who wants to know
her condition. This has been the
case for some time, and there is not
doubt in the world but that this city
AAe%o @AA~ tIOOANoI vi OOOhhSCP-
ing and the greatest lack of business
shown in any city in the state. It is
absolutely impossible for me to make
anything like an intelligent report of
the city, as there is nothing on which
can base my figures. The reports
of the city show nothing of any value
to men looking for facts.
When [ was here a year ago I re-
ported to the department that the city
of Kenosha had the finest system of
bookkeeping in the state, on account
of the fact that the officials could
make the face of the report show
balance of nearly $4,000, while the
city really had a deficit of a large
amount. When I returned to the
Office my chief asked me if the report
I had made in regard to Kenosha was
of any value, and promptly told him
that it wasn't worth -" But
never mind what Mr.. Sanford told
him, it was decidedly expressive
piece of the kings English.
This estimate of the city of Keno
sha and its finances by one in author
ity, should be sufficient to set some Of
the people in the city thinking. It
has been many years since Kenosha
has had a system of bookkeeping,
and it is time that the people got to-
gether and took the matter in hand.
1t is time to demand that some system
for keeping the city's accounts be in
stalled at the city hall, and if neces-
sary an expert bookkeeper should be
employed to see that the accounts of
the city are kept in regular manner
in the future, and the tangled figures
of the past Strengthened out.
The statements made by Mr.. San
ford are disgrace to the fair name
of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
LIKE A DEAD LETTER
Police and Fire Commission of the
City Seems to Have Passed
Quietly Away.
BUT REORGANIZATION MADE

During the past few weeks an anx-
ious search has been made for the re-
mains of the Kenosha Fire and Police
commission and after that time the
discovery is made that the commission
is still in existence, but is SO weak
from inaction that it may about as
we'll be called dead letter.
The functions of the commission
seem to have been RELOCATED to the
forgotten past when Republican ad-
ministration controlled, and the police
and fire departments are again being
largely run by the members of the
council committees in control of
them.
However, it is announced this morn
ing that the commission is not dead,
but just sleeping. The extraordinary
announcement is made that the COM
mission has had one meeting and at
that meeting reorganization was
effected. Christian Schend, of the
Eighth ward, the senior member of
the commission, has been elected to
the presidency. and John Priddis was
honored with unanimous election as
secretary. Then without further bust.
ness the meeting was adjourned SUBJ
iect to the cali of the chairman.
No attempt has been made to hold
regular monthly meetings of the COM
mission, as in former times, and the
members seem to be of the opinion
that there is little reason for it's ex-
istence.
One of the members was seen this
morning, and when asked in regard to
the next meeting he said that there
was no reason to hold meeting at
this time and that no stated meeting
had been arranged.
It is evident that the present COM
mission is not planning to take any
active part in the management of
either the fire or police departments,
and it is probable that no meetings
will be held except at times when it is
necessary to appoint new men for po-
sitions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
A MUSICAL TREAT.
Varied Program Rendered by Misses
Burton at Guild Hall Last Night.

Varied Program Rendered by Misses
Burton at Guild Hall Last Night.
The recital given at the Guild hall
Monday evening was one of the must
cal treats of the season. The audi
ence, though small, was composed of
the best musical people of the city,
who showed their appreciation of the
program by the most generous ap-
plause.
Miss Louise Burton, soprano, has a
very unusual voice, ranging from 'sg''
below middle so to high sc" fat.
The quality of her voice is very pleas
ing, rich, full and melodious. Her
selections were all rendered in
most artistic style, and showed the re-
suit OF the hest training. Miss Bur
toms repertoire included gems from
the old Italian and French, as well as
the simple English ballads which al
ways reach the heart of an audience.
Miss Ruth Burton made a special
hit with her whist1ing. Her tones
were clear and sweet as birds, and
her pleasing personality added much
charm to the entertainment. The
piano selections were also well rem
dered.
A bright future is predicted for
both the young artists, and a warm
reception if they favor Kenosha again
with a recital.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
TEACHERS TO MEET
Fifty-second Annual Meeting of Wis
consin Teachers Association.

Fifty-second Annual Meeting of Wis
consin Teachers Association.
The fifty second annual meeting of
the Wisconsin Teachers Association
will be held in Milwaukee, Dec. II
80 next.
At this meeting most of the leading
teachers of the state are present and
the best things current in the educa-
tiona1 life of today are presented in
interesting addresses.
The program this year will have
unusually strong attra ctions. Be-
sides discussions of all grades of
work from primary to college by
Wisconsin educators, there will be
addresses by speakers and educators
of more than local fame. Bishop
Spa1ding of Illinois, Editor Winship
of New England, Prof. Vincent of the
Chicago University, O. J. Kern, the
famous superintendent of Winnebago
county, Illinois, and many others,
speak on different phases of the
educational movement.
The association urges every teacher
in the state to attend. The railroads
give rates every year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
City of Kenos..

The matter of placing bounty on
the killing of crows and hen hawks
was brought before the board by SUI
vervisor Luke, of the town of Wheat
land, and he urged that some inmedi-
ate action be taken on the matter.
The state law provides bounty of 10
cents for crows and Is cents for hawks
killed. The supervisors we're not yet
ready to open the county treasury to
the hunters, so the matter was laid
over until the January meeting of the
board.
The board has been called to strug-
gle with the knotty question of union
labor and yesterday afternoon the
members of the Typographical Union
sent memorial to the board showing
that the union had passed the follow
ing resolution:
''Reso1ved, That it is the sense of
the members of Kenosha Typograph-
ica1 Union, Nc. 116, international
Typogra phica1 Union of North Amer
lea, that all county printing shall
hereafter be done in union printing
Offices, within the limits of Kenosha
county, and that ali such printing
shall bear the imprint of the union
label.
Resolved, That copy of this reso-
luton be transmitted to the Kenosha
County Board of Supervisors, together
with a respectful request that the
same shall be adopted as rule of the
hoard -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
GRIPPE rs FINED.

Postmaster of Twin Lakes Pays Fine
of Two Dollars and Costs for Assault
Henry Grippe, Postmaster of Twin
Lakes who was arrested yesterday on
a charge of assau1ting F1orentine
Reicht appeared in Justice Sturges'
court Monday afternoon and entered
a plea of guilty to the charges
brought against him. The Justice
assessed fine of two dollars and costs
which was promptly paid. Grippe in
explaining his actions to the court
stated that he and Reicht had an
alteration in regard to the delivery
of mail matter and that Reicht had
called him liar After this.Grupe
admitted that he followed Reicht out
on to the street and struck him. It is
probable that there will be further
developments in the case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
PASSES FAD MONEY.
SnooSa Young Counterfeiter Stoves
Raised Bill on Mil1iner.

The neatly attired young man with
the pNsasing appearance of whom the
MILNE $ in the city we're recently
warned by the police, made flying
visit to Racine and Kenosha last Sat
urday and succeeded in passing one
raised dollar bill on Mrs. Thora
Risager, 1928 Washington avenue, and
several in Kenosha. The police re-
ceived notices from Capt. Thomas
/. Porter, the secret service operative
at Chicago on Nov. 7, and the same
day distributed the circulars with the
description of the man and his man
ner Of operation to all the mi11iners,
with the possible exception of Mrs.
Risager, who was overlooked in some
manner. She having received no
warning, fell an easy victim to the
trick and took one of the bills.
The work done on the bills is some
of the best that has ever been put out
IN that line, and he has shown himself
to be an expert. The bills which he
raises are new one dollar notes. There
is a large spread eagle in the center
of the face of this bill and this, to-
gether with the portraits of Lincoln
and Grant, are the only distinctive
marks remaining. The original figures
have been scratched off the front and
back of the bills and the figure 40"
has been substituted. The large blue
figure 81" has been replaced by a
large red skeleton letter ''X'' with the
word ''ten" written across the center,
giving the note the appearance of a
genuine ten dollar bill. The work is
we'll executed and cannot'be detected
unless closely examined and COM
pared with a one dollar bill. Racine
Journal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
TO CLOSE SATURDAY NIGHT.
Contest Between Reds and Blues for Y.
M. c. A. Members to Close Soon.

Contest Between Reds and Blues for Y.
M. c. A. Members to Close Soon.
The Red and Blue membership con-
test in the junior department of the
Y. M. c. A. will close on Saturday
night at O'Clock. The contest now
stands Red II, Blues IS. This shows
that the sides are very evenly matched
and by Saturday night they expect to
get thirty new members to join.
Any boy who wishes to join may
leave his name and address at
the Y. M. G. A. with Frank Gibson.
He will be very glad to call at your
home and show the parents what
they have here in the Y. M. c. A. for
boys. If the membership is increased
thirty new members by Saturday a
big banquet will be given to all mem
bers of the Red and Blues, if not moth
ing but the prizes will be given, so
dig in Red and Blues.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
TURN OFF THE WATER
Officials of Water Company Begin to
Make Trouble for De1inquents

The man who is delinquent in his
water rent is in great trouble this af-
ternoon for this morning the man with
the long wrench started to work and
water is being shut off in all parts of
the city. The de1inquents have been
repeatedly warned of the coming of
the shut-off man, and they have re-
peatedly refused to settle with the
city for water used. Superintendent
Moth states that the number of de1in-
quents this season is smaller than in
other years but there are plenty of
them at that.
The water shut off today will not be
turned on again until the de1inquents
have paid the bills and further fee
of a dollar for the services of the man
who turns the water into the mains
again.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
EXTEND WISCONSIN CENTRAL
Railroad Pushing Work on New Grade
Extending From WiImot.

Railroad Pushing Work on New Grade
Extending From Wi1mot.
The grading on the extension of
the Wisconsin Central at Wilmot
has progressed over a mile since it
was started. The grade is being
constructed only level enough to allow
rails to be laid so the trains can get
over, after which the tracks will be
ba11asted with gravel from the pit.
A large force of men are at work
and it is hoped to get the track laid
the entire distance before the ground
freezes up. The right of way, as
purchased, is 100 fit. wide and the
track is to be laid in substantial
shape, showing that it is the purpose
of the company to make it perman-
ent and giving strength to the theory
that the ultimate destination of the
line is Portage, as reports say.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
JOINS CONGREGATIONAL CHOIR.
Miss Elizabeth Sara Sabe1witz to Sing
in Congregational Church Choir.

Miss Elizabeth Sara Sabe1witz, Super
vising principal of music in the city
schools, will sing in the Congrega-
tional choir. Miss Sabe1witz during
the last year was in charge of the
music at the First Unitarian church
but she had decided to give up church
singing this year. The members of
the Congregational church we're so
anxious to secure her services that she
finally consented to accept the invita-
ton. Miss Sabelwitz will appear with
the choir for the first time on next
Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
County Board Makes the Annual
Levy for the County's Sup
port Of the Schools.
UNION LABOR MAKES REQUEST
Members of Typographical Union Send
Memorial to Board Asking That
Printing Bear the Label.

The most important matter taken
up at the session this morning was
the levy of the school tax for the COM
ing year. The levy is a little lower
than last year on account of the fact
that the percentage of tax made by
the state for the schools has been re-
duced. The levy as made by the
board was as follows. It is compared
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24

An order has been sent out by the
post Office authorities to the effect
that mail routes of twenty-five miles
or under shall be traversed in seven
hours. Eight hours has been allowed
previously, and the man with slow
horse will have to sell it and buy a
new one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
CHOPPED OFF A FINGER.

Tony Doct1an, Employed at the Parker
Market, Meets With Bad Accident.
Tony Doct1an, young man en-
p1oyed at the Parker meat market,
met with bad accident Sa turday
evening which resulted in the third
finger of his left hand being severed.
Doct1an was operating a chopping
machine and in some way his hand
came in contact with the knives of the
machine. Before the machine could
be stopped the finger had been terri
bly, mangled and TIE physician called
to attend the wounded member found
that amputation was necessary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24

Members of the different college
fraternities in the city are making an
effort to arrange for dinner during
the holidays. It is hoped that every
fraternity man in the city will join in
the movement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-11-24
Very Low Rates to International Live.
Stock Exposition at Chicago,

Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold Nov. III, %
and %, limited to return until Dec. S,
inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago
& North Western R'y. n2o
The daily sentinel., 1904-12-30

Speaking of trusts, the American
tobacco trust, the makers of plug
tobacco, have started in to discipline
the retail dealers and jobbers of San
Francisco. They have rented a large
business house in the most conspic-
uous corner in the city and propose
to sell tobacco at such a rate that
the dealers, who have been trading
with the trust but who have incurred
their displeasure, will have to come
to time very quickly. The purpose
of the trust is solely to discipline
the local dealers by ruinous compe-
tition in the sale of tobacco and ci
gars. Besides one big main store
they will have small stores every
where. The trust has always de-
manded obedience to its orders, but
the retail and jobbing merchants of
San Francisco have rebelled against
this dictation. Now in the face of
this damnable competition, estab-
lished by a trust for revenge, there
are people who say that no one is
ohAAtA ms btAtAuot VI Aht " Vi hlllt11 VI
the trusts in this country. Just sup
pose, for an instant, that from hard
work that you had established
prosperous little business in a small
town or even a city; that, for some
reason you had incurred the enmity
of a trust, and they came into your
town and established the same kind
of a store and sold goods at prices
at which you could not pretend to
buy them. OF course, when the mat
ter was brought right home to you,
you would curse and damn all sides
of the trusts. but so long as it is
the other fellow that is suffering
you don't care to be aroused in be-
half of the general public.
The daily sentinel., 1904-12-30
TO BE RELEASED ON BAIL.

Cleveland. o.. Dec. 3O.-(Spe-
cial.)-It is reliably stated that Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick will be released
on bail within a few days. At least
an effort will be made in that direc-
ton. Mrs. Chadwick. herself. has
expressed her desire to terminate her
residence in the county jail. and, ac-
cording to her attorney. she alone
has the deciding vote in the bail
question.
Bail can be given in ample guam
tity." declared Attorney Dawley.
THE minute she wants to, she will
be released on bail"
Mrs. Chadwick is reported to have
said that her original reasons for
refusing bail no longer exist. and
that she is now ready to avail her
self of the proffered aid.
Mrs. Chadwick told an acquaint-
ance at the Jail that the day she was
arrested, or shortly thereafter. she
was given assurance that bail would
be forthcoming as soon as she want
ed it. She also said. according to
this person, that when the bond was
signed it would be by four of the
biggest men of Cleveland"
Mrs. Chadwick would not tell who
these were. She said it might be
a week before she went out on bail.
The daily sentinel., 1904-12-30

of trusts 1t is all right to be sem
timental about ones own political
party and say that it is against
trusts. but in our short life we have
discovered that men who organize
the great trusts have no very pro-
nounced political affiliations; that
they are for the side that does not
annoy them. Trusts are becoming
so powerful that they laugh up their
sleeves at the deluded followers of
any political party. and go on the
theory that they can buy immunity
from prosecution for their unlawful
transactions from any party. But,
the people don't seem to care. They
have been told time and time again,
but they blindly obey party bosses
and permit trusts to absorb their
life work.
The daily sentinel., 1904-12-30
TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION.

Denver. Dec. Especial. -
Richard H. Malone. receiver of the
Fidelity Savings Association, an
nounces that the Concordia lands in
Louisiana held by the association
Will be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder. The stockholders
committee may enter the field as a
bidder. 1t is not considered probable
that the Louisiana land will be held
by the receiver after March l next,
when the mortgages of $17S,OOO
fall due.
The daily sentinel., 1904-12-30
DErEw CERTAIN OF ELECTION.

New York. Dec. eos Especial -
Senator Chauncey Depew states that
he will be reelected to the United
States senate. This announcement
was made after a conference with
Governor Odell and Speaker of the
Assembly Nixon and Senators Ais
burg and Maltby.
Governor odell has announced
that the United States senatorship
has been settled and that the name
of Chauncey NJ. Depew will be the
only one presented at the caucus.
The daily sentinel., 1904-12-30

The Telluride Journal announces
that the Cincinnati Enquirer has
"fopped" and is now a republican
newspaper. For years the Enquirer
has stated time and again that it
was a newspaper" and not an "or-
gan" The politicians of Ohio in
the democratic ranks never depend
ed upon the support of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, kuowing full well
that it was as changeable as the
wind. Politically. the Enquirer new
er could be depended upon in any
campaign and democrats in the
Buckeye state had little use for it.
The change will not strengthen the
cause of the G. o. p. in Ohio. In
looking at the Journal we also no
tice that its motto is "a newspaper
and not an organ" Evidently the
Journal is on a par with the Enquir-
er in all things.
The daily sentinel., 1904-12-30

There are a great many who
would like to take a peep into the
philosophers stone. to see the fu-
ture of this city in five years. While
this may seem necessary to some,
we have no need SO far as we are
concerned. We are neither prophets
nor the sons of prophets; but, so
sure as we all shall see the close
of few years hence. we will see
here a city growing into one of the
largest. and, in point of commercial
prosperity, one of the greatest in
the state.