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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-18
A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

It was merry bunch of forty of the
Windsor Spring Co. IS employees that
got together sand surprised one Of
their fellow workmen, Mr.. Fory Buol
at his home, corner OF Rowland and
Prairie avenues. It was in honor of
the SIND anniversary Of his birth and
the surprise was one not easily for
gotten by those present. Mr.. Buo1
was presented with handsome easy
chair, F. p. Ches1ey making an e1e-
giant presentation speech, which was
followed by several others.
After the host had recovered his
Espeech he babe all welcome in his
comical way and turned the house
over to the guests, who made the
evening merry with music, games
and songs, and as the honr of mid
night approached, the party retired
to the dining room where sumptu-
|ous repast awaited them. w. H.
Perkings acted as toast master for
the evening.
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THE action of the school board in
voting for a steam heating plant in
the new Durkee school is in a way a
personal triumph for Superintendent
Baker. Ever since the question Of
selecting a heating plant for the new
school was taken up by the board the
Superin, endent has favored steam
plant as being best adapted to the
needs of the building and for the
work required and although in the
minority at first his arguments and
investigations have brought major
ity of the members of the board
around to his way of thinking. The
installation of a hot air plant in the
new school after the failure of a SIM
liar system in other buildings would
have been a serious mistake and Mr..
Baker is to be congratulated on the
success of his efforts to prevent it.
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THE selection of site for a naval
training station on the great lakes
comes up in the report of the com
mittee on naval affairs of the house
and the question has a1ready aroused
so much bitterness that the whole
matter may be put off by having a
further investigation of all sites Of
fered made by another board of naval
officers. Some of the congressman
seem to think that another board
might be able to see some good in a
site outside the district of the chair
man of the committee ,and if this is
the case Kenosha may have.a chance
vet.
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THE postal appropriation bill car
ries little over $2o,0OO,00O for the
rural free delivery service, an increase
of $8,000,O00 over last year. This
enormous increase in the appropria-
ton for this branch of the service is
made necessary by the great demand
for the establishment of the free de-
livery routes in all parts of the country
It is money we'll spent. The farmers
are just as much entitled to the bene-
fits of free delivery as any other class
of citizens. Moreover the postal
authorities are confident that after
the first cost of putting the routes in
operation has been paid the system
will be se1f-supporting SO that there
is no reason to fear that a heavy an
nua1 appropriation for the support of
rural delivery will be one Of the fixed
expenses of the government.
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TO FOLLOW KENOSHA
Superintendent Of Racine Poor Com
ing to Kenosha to Get Ideas on
Operating Municipal Store.
STORE GAINS FAME IN WISCONSIN.

The municipal store which is now
being operated in Kenosha under the
direction of Alderman Peter Jacobs,
promises to bring as much fame to
the city as has the municipal owner
ship ofthe city water works. During
the last few days A1dermana Jacobs
has received letters from all parts of
the state inquiring in regard to the
plan used in the operation of the
store and it is probable that in few
weeks there will be stores of a SIM
liar nature in every city in the state.
The latest convert to the municipal
store idea is the city of Racine and
the aldermen of that city have au-
thorized M. d. Erskine, 1.-THE superin-
tendent of the poor of Racine, to
vestigation of the plans on which the
store is operated. With these plans
Racine will follow the lead of Keno
sha and in a few weeks a store SINH
lar to the one in Kenosha will be
opened in Racine and Racine will
take upon herself the problem of
supplying her paupers with provis-
IONS
The store is certainly achieving
a great success in Kenosha and al
ready the members of the council are
planning to make additions to the
stock on hand for the coming spring
and summer season. Thus far Alder
man Jacobs has been able to manage
the store without: any assistance but
it now looks as if with the growth of
the business some one will have to
be employed to give all his time to
the caring for the store.
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DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Miss Mary M. Bartelme of Chicago
reform Of the Illinois State Bar asSo-
citation.
The highest salaried woman at the
pension bureau is Miss Annie Shirley,
whom Commissioner Ware has pro-
NOTED to a position which pays $500
a year.
Miss Susan Hicks-Beach, daughter
Of the former chancellor Of the ex-
chequer, has stood for the figure of
Britannia that fills the diverse Of the
new English form.
Miss Mary Hamilton, daughter of
Right Rev. Charles Hamilton, bishop
Of the Church of England diocese of
Ottawa, Canada, has entered a dra-
matte school in New York to qualify
for the stage.
Mrs Annie Chambers-K etchum, au-
thor of ''The Bonnie Blue Flag" the
Confederate war song, died recently in
ST. Vincent's hospital, New York, after
less than a weeks illness, in her
eightieth year.
Mrs. Catherine Kendall Steele, one
Of whose sisters was the mother Of
Franklin Pierce, fourteenth president
of the United States, has just died at
Lyndeborg, N. H., at the age of 1902.
She was born in Amherst N. II.
The Rev. Martha A. Bortle, assist
ant pastor of Everyday church in
Boston, has organized dancing class
for the younger members of the con-
gregation and devotes her personal at
tention to terpsichorean instruction.
Aunt Lovicia Tenney Cox of Har-
rington, Me-, is the oldest person in
New England She was born Jan. u,
1899. She smokes a pipe and occa-
sionally chops wood. She has only one
daughter, her sole living relative, with
whom she makes her home, this
daughter being Mrs. Eliza Ann Shaw,
aged seventy.
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First publication Feb. 4, 1904.


HTATE OF WISCONSIN.-Count7 ,c,,urt 70
~ Kenosha County,-In Probate
NOTICE is hereby given that at q genera term
OF the county Court to be held in and for said
county, at the County Court Room. IN thecitvr
OF kenosha. in said County on the first Tues
DAY. being the first day OF March A. d. 1904
at 10 O'Clock a. M, the following matters will
be heard and considered:
In - tne matter OF the last will of Dorethea
Re1nCld, deceased.
Inc application of Frederick w. Reinold. for
ene examination and allowance of his final ac-
count as executor of the last will of Dorethea
aelnold, late OF the city of KenoSha in said
county, deceased, and for the assignment and
9ls0rlDutlon OF the residue of the estate of said
deceased. o'''''o - oeAu
deceased. se'4 .
The application of Peter G. Schaeffer. for the
examination and allowance of his Anal ar
count as executor of the last will of Peter
Schaeher, late of the town of Somels, in said
county. deceased, and for the assignment and and
qlstrlDntlon OF the residue of the estate of said
deceased. u 0'4O'
In the matter of the last will and testament Of
Mary Ann Kirkham, deceased.
me application of William J. Sears to adj
NIT to probate the last VIII and testament Of
Mary Ann k1rkham, late of the town of Brigh-
ton, IN said county, deceased.
By the Court.
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON
VIZ County Judge
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CURRENT COMMENT.

The railroad fier is developing a dis
agreeable habit of flying the track
New York World.
The glorious Fourth is still some dis
lance ahead, but it isn't any too far
ahead to take up the toy pistol prob
lem again. Plain Dealer
Probably the South Americans are
just as much Disguised with our the
alter holocausts and railroad catastro-
Plies as we are with their. revolutions
Atlanta Journal.
If there's any truth in the old saying
that the winters snow is Gods fer
tilizer, the outlook for the coming
years crops is something magnificent.
This is straight tip on the next har-
vest.-Boston Herald.
Young Mr.. Rockefeller fears that a
college education tends to make a
young man dissatisfied with his sphere
in life. However, young man that
doesn't feel that way is not likely to
do much climbing Milwaukee Senti-
nell
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The old island bridge is icing torn
down.
Henry Eiche1man was in Chicago
Friday.
Bruce Smith, Of Chicago, spent Fri
day in Kenosha.
r. J. Avery, of Chicago, spent Fri
day evening in Kenosha.
Sheriff Timme called on friends at
Antioch Friday afternoon
J. w. Foley, Of Milwaukee, spent
Friday evening in Kenosha.
Miss Lucie Sawinsky visited the
Chicago Automobile Show Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Corse of Zion
City spent Friday afternoon and even
| ing with friends in Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Condor, of Ra-
cine, spent Friday evening with
friends and relatives in Kenosha.
The furnishings for the Grace Eng
lish Lutheran church have arrived
and are now being set in place. All
will be ready in good time for the
dedication February 21.
The last meeting of the West End
Hearts club before the opening Of
lent was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. Birmingham on Prairie
avenue Friday night. A very pleas
ant time is reported.
The new generator for the use of
the Kenosha Street Railway Com
pany, was run for the first time Fri
day afternoon, 1t gave good salts
faction and it is probable that it will
be used for the operation of the line
in the near future.
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Dated February 2, 1904.
First publication, February 4, 1904.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

RENCSHA COUNTY COURT.-In Probate
IA In the matter of the estate of Jehial
A. Hughes, deceased
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands OF all persons against Jehial A.
Somers in said county of Kenosha.
will be examined and adjusted blythe County
Court OF Kenosha County at the regular
Court Room in the City of Kenosha, in and
for said County, on the first Tuesday of
May A. D. 1904, and on the first Tuesday of
October. A. d. 1904, at 10 O'Clock A, Nj. of
ing the first Tuesday of September, A. D. 1904,
IS the time allowed and limited for creditors
ct said Jehial A. Hughes deceased, to pre-
ance.
Dated at Kenosha, the End day OF February
A. D. 1904. By the Court
RUSSELLH. SLOSSON,
WAC County Judge.
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THE original supreme court of
Wisconsin consisted of the circuit
judges who met once year to hear
appeals. This method was found to
work poorly and in 1882, Supreme
court to consist Of a chief justice
and his associates was provided for.
The court continued at that size for
about half of it's existence when an
amendment to the constitution in
creased the number to five. The two
additional Judges were elected in the
same year, and, as it happened,
without a contest, for the nomina-
tons were made in legislative eau
Gus. The present Supreme court has
continued with five justices for
twenty-five more years when a fur
Their increase is found necessary.
The new amendment to the constitu-
ton, however, prevents the choosing
of more than one justice at any cleo
ton so that at the coming spring
election one judge may be chosen.
In 1905 Justice Wins1ow's terma ex-
pirss and no new judge can be chosen
then. So the court will not reach.its
full strength until January 1907. The
contest for the one justice this year
is between L. X. Luse, of Superior,
and j. c. Kerwin, of Neenah. That
one thoroughly qualified for that po-
sition should be chosen is conceded
on all sides. Both candidates for the
place have excellent regulations as
lawyers, but Mr.. Luse has the strong
est endorsement from the bar1of the
state. He has a long record las Ia
lawyer and stands very high in the
estimation of the judges, lawyers an6
1aymen. One who wishes to be sure
that he is voting for one who will be
an honor to the enlarged Supreme
court should vote for L. K. Luse or
April fifth.
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Senator Quay's Statehood Bill.

There is one feature of Senator
Quay's bill providing for the formation
OF Oklahoma and Indian Territory into
q single state which attracts particular
attention and which in some quarters
Is regarded as joke. This is the pro-
vision which requires that one of the
senators from the new commonwealth
shall be an Indian. Whether or not
this is to be regarded as one of the
Pennsylvania senator's humorous &C.
centricities, it raises again the old ques-
ton whether the federal government
can restrict the powers of sovereign
state. This was pretty thoroughly
thrashed out in 1920, when the house of
representatives proposed to prohibit
slavery in the future state of Missouri,
and it came up again in 1894 in the dis
cussion of the enabling act which pro-
posed to admit Utah to the Union only
on condition that the new state should
agree forever to prohibit polygamy and
that it should pledge itself to religious
liberation.
Whatever may be the correct theory
as to the equality of the states, the fact
is that congress has frequently felt the
necessity Of admitting them to the
Union under various restrictions. Thus
Ohio was forced to make an ordinance.
irrepealable without the consent Of the
United States, by which the new COM
monwealth was not to tax lands sold
by congress during five years after the
sale. Louisiana was obliged to pledge
itself to keep the Mississippi free from
toll All the reconstructed states &C
cepted conditions with regard to negro
suffrage and the public debt.
/ Thus it would appear that Senator
Quay has precedent on his side in SO
far as concerns the power Of congress
to compel the new state to agree that
/ one of its senators should always be of
Indian descent, though it is not appar-
ent just how the United States would
enforce this peculiar statehood contract
Perhaps, however, it is only to be taken
in PickWickian sense.
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First publication February 4, 1904.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

II ENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate.
n In sthe matter OF the will of Christina
Engel, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Christina
Engel, deceased, late of the City of Ke-
nosha, in said county of Kenosha will be ex-
anime and adjusted by the County Court of
Kenosha county at the regular terms of said
court to be holden at the County court room,
10 the City of Kenosha in and for said county
on the first Tuesday of May, A D. 1904, and
on the first Tuesday of September A. D 1904. at
ten O'Clock A. M. of those days: also that the
time until and including the first Tuesday of
August. A. D. 1904, is the time allowed and
limited for creditors of said Christina Engel
deceased, to present their claims for ex-
animation and allowance
Dated at KeHosha, the End day of February
A. d. 1904. By the Court,
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
W4S County Judge
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SOME of the most useful members
of the Council have expressed desire
to retire at the end Of their present
terms but the people of their wards
will be doing the city an i'll turn if
they allow them to do so. A private
employer who gets hold Of a good man
makes an effort to retain him and an
effort should be made to persuade some
of the present members of the Coun-
Gil who wish to retire to stay in that
body for another term or two. Ser
vice on the Council is no sinecure, as
some people seem to imagine, and the
men who honestly try to represent
their wards in that body have to de-
vote a great deal of the time and at
tention which, 50 far as they person
ally are concerned, might be more
proftably devoted to their, rprivate
business, to the affairs of their con-
stituents and Of the city. There
are number of questions vitality
affecting the whole future Of the city
which must be dealt with in.tIe next
year or two-such as the sewer ques-
ton for instance and men ofsexperi-
ence in municipal affairs are needed
to handle them properly. The men
who now hint at retiring are fully
ab1e-both by reason of experience
and ability-to deal with the.prob1ems
which must be met and although it is
good deal to ask we hope for the
good Of the city that they can be per-
shaded to serve on the Council for
another term at least
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First publication February 4. 1904.
NOTICE TO CREDTTORs

Il ENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate.
IA In tie matter of the last will of Niels
Nelson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands OF all persons against Niels Mel
son, deceased, late of the town of Somers in
said county OF Kenosha, will be examined and
adjusted by the County Court of Kenosha
county at the regular terms OF said court to be
holden at the County court room, in the CITY
OF Kenosha in and for said county, on the first
tuesday OF June. A. D. 1904, and on the first
Tuesday of September, "A. D. 1904 at ten o'clock
A. M OF those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of August, A, D.
l9u4, is the time allowed and limited for credit
ors of said Niels Nelson, deceased. to nre-
sent their claims for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Kenosha, the End day of February
A. D. 1904. By the Court,
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON
WAS County Judge
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First publication, January 81, 1904.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

RENoSHA COUNTY CoURT.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Charles F
Cooper, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Charles F.
Cooper, deceased late of the City OF Renosha,
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 June, A. D. 1904, and
on the first Tuesday of October, A. D. 1904.
at 10 o o'clock A. M. of those days: also that the
time until and including the first Tuesday OF
September, A. D. 1904, is the time allowed and
limited for creditors of said Charles F. Cooper
deceased. to present their claims for exam
nation and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha. the 18th day of January,
A. d. 1904. By the Court,
RUSSELL n. SLOSSON,
w42 County Judge.
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First publication, January 81. 1904.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

HENOSHA COUNTY CoURT-InP Probate.
In the matter OF the will of Willis w. Cooper
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims andde
mands of all persons against Willis w Cooper,
deceased, late of the City of Kenosha,
in said County of Kenosha, will be ex-
amined and adjusted by the County Court of Ke-
nosha county at the regular terms of said court
city of Kenosha. in and for said county, on the
first Tuesday of June, A. D. 1904, and on
the first Tuesday of October A. D. 1904, at 10
O'Clock A. M. of those days, also that the time
until and including the first Tuesday of
September, A. d. 1904 is the time allowed and
limited for creditors of said Willis w Cooper,
deceased, to present their claims for examina.
tiOn and allowance
Dated at Kenosha, the 10Th day of January,
A. D. 1904. By the Court
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
w42 County Judpe
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Cahs In Russia.

In no European country are cabs so
cheap as in Russia, for there is no tar
if at all. All trade is matter Of bag
Cling, and it is just the same with
cabs. In no city in Europe can you
drive so far at so small a cost, and in
no city can you be so numerically
f1eeced if you DO not know the system.
But to work the system takes time.
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@ n ~ T q II IA.
Bears the Tha Kind You Have Always BOugh
Signature ct L@/HAzzu

The new generator for the Kenosha
Street Railway company has arrived
and it will be set up within few days
at the power house of the Kenosha
Gas & Electric company.
DR.. Gillespie slipped and fell on an
icy sidewalk in front of the manse of
the Congregational church Thursday
night and suffered slight injuries. He
is able to be out again today.
The Concordia Male Choir of the
German Lutheran church gave a con-
cert at the School hall Thursday night.
The hall was filled to OVERLOOKING, and
everybody reports a jolly time.
The members of the Kenosha chap
ter of the Degree of Honor entertained
a large number of their friends at a
masquerade at the A. 0. u. w. hall
Thursday evening. A pleasant time is
reported by all present.
Miss Maude Grogan Of Kenosha,
Daisy McGi11 of Kenosha and Miss
Mo11ie Sullivan Of Waukegan, have
resigned their positions as stenogra-
piers at the office of the Winthrop
Harbor Telephone Company.
Frederick Hartley, former member
of the William Owen Company, and a
man well known to many in Kenosha,
died at Troy, New York, Thursday
after a short illness from pneumonia.
Hartley had been great favorite in
Kenosha in other seasons.
The Supreme Court has decided that
poles cannot be placed in front of the
residences of people in cities of Wis
consin if the property owners object to
them. This is first class tip for the
people who have been objecting to the
erection of poles by the Citizens Com
pany in Kenosha.
Albert Schroeder, who was foreman
in one Of the. sandpits Of Wheat1and,
disappeared the first of January. He
was in Burlington, where he got the
checks for the worknen cashed, and
nothing has been seen or heard OF
him since. He was owing a small
amount of money but not enough tt
cause him any uneasiness or to leave
Some think he has met with foul play
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PETITIONS favoring the passage Q

PETITIONS favoring the passage of
the Brownlow bill which carriers an
appropriation of S24,o0O,ooo of which
Wisconsin gets 100000 for the inn
provement of the public highways
are sbeing circulated through the
country and are being quite general
1y signed. The chances of the bill
are becoming better daily and if!the
farmers push the bill it's passage is
practically certain. If the politicians
are once convinced that the farmers
mean business they will pass the bill
IN hurry. The farmer vote is not a
thing to be trifed.with when an cleo
ton is coming on.
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ABOUT the time the break up comes
in the spring there will be whole
lot of people wishing that the Good
Roads movement had been taken up
years ago, and the highways will be
in condition to furnish telling ar
gument in favor of the passage Of
the Brown1ow bill.