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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
QUESTIONS THE LAW
Mayor Nelson, Of Racine, Declares the
State Game Law an infringement
OF Interstate Commerce Law.
NEERGAARD CASE IS ON TRIAL

Mayor Peter B. Nelson, of Racine,
raised unique point in the Circuit
court this morning when he declared
that the state law for the prevention
of shipping fish out of the state was
unconstitutional and that he was pre-
pared to prove it. The point was
raised in come ction with the trial of
Peter S. Neergaard, who is accused
of FORGETTING to the state on account
of the fact that heiis alleged to have
shipped six barrels of fish into the
state of Illinois.
Attorney Nelson has been at work
on this case for many weeks and de-
c1ares that the state game law is di-
rect infringement of the Interstate
Commerce law and that for this rea-
son it cannot be held as good law by
the Supreme court Of the state. The
argument on this point took up the en-
tire time of the court this afternoon
and Judge Be1den had not rendered a
decision in the matter up to three
O'Clock.
nc sNCSl dd1u CdSS was dPPCd1Cel
to the Giro court after Neergaard
had been forced to forfeit fifty dollars
in the Justice court. Neergaard pro-
tests that he is innocent of the
charges against him but he is attack
ing the constitutiona1ity of the law in
order to prevent the case going to a
jury.
The case was called this morning
and twolhours were taken up III secur-
ing a jury to hear the evidence. No
evidence was presented to the jury
today as the attorney for the defend
ant at once made a motion to test the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
FOR A NEW BUILDING
City Council Appoints a Committee to
Make an Effort to Lease the
County Building.
BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORTS

The City Council has finally taken
action to secure new quarters for the
use Of the city officials, and Monday
night committee swas appointed by
the Council to take some steps to
lease the Countyj building for use as
Lefty offices and for meeting place of
the City Council. The committee
will confer with the County Agent
and report on the matter at the next
meeting of the Council. It is thought
that arrangements can be made for
the leasing of the building, and such
move would be a good thing for the
city. The fire department is in need
of the room at the City Hall, and the
city is sadly in need of vaults to be
used for the keeping of the records Of
the city.
The..Counci1 discussed at the meet
ing Monday night the proposition Of
the Balm sWagon company in regard
to the vacating of certain streets run
ming through the plant, and a com.
mittee of five was appointed to take
up the matter with the managers of
the company and report at the next
meeting of the Council. AT that time
the Council will take action in the
matter.
Is This. committee on claims reported
against allowing anything to City
Superintendent Norman Baker for
injuries alleged to have been received
by falling on defective sidewalk.
1t is probable that Mr.. Baker will
bring suit against the city to recover
damages.
By unanimous vote the Council de-
cided to renew the contract with Rob
ert Grant, the Superintendent of the
city poor farm, for another year and
he will receive a salary of $3.50.
The report of the city treasurer
showed that there was balance of
more than $4,000 in the treasury,
The fire department committee were
ordered to secure bids for the placing
of a steel chemical tank on the North
Side hose wagon, and this matter will
be reported on at the next meeting of
the council. The council decided to
place a sewer on South Exchange
street and bids will be opened for this
work at the. next meeting Of the
council.
The City Superintendent of Schools
acting for the Board of Education,
submitted to the Council the financial
report of the Board for the fiscal year.
The report showed that the receipts
Of the Board from all sources we're
8,525. 81, and the expenditures $780,
943.91, leaving a cash balance on
hand at the present time Of $41, 581. 90
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
SENT OBSCENE MAIL
Inspector Bird of Milwaukee Secures
Evidence Against a Prominent
ken0sha Mar.
CASE A VERY SENSATIONAL ONE.

Inspector Ralph Bird of Milwaukee.
an employee of the United States
postoffice department, was in Kenosha
on Monday evening and secured evil
dence which will in few days result
in the arrest of we'll known man of
the city on charge of sending OBJ
scene matter through the United
States mail. The case is said to be
one of the most sensational ever
known in Kenosha and while the post
master states that he is not at liberty
to give out the facts and names of the
parties at the present time he states
that arrests will probably be made be-
fore the close of the present week.
The evidence is said to be of the
strongest nature against the suspect
ed man and there is little doubt but
that the inspector will be able to force
him to spend long time in jail for
his indiscretion.
The story of the case is told as fol-
lows. Some time ago a we'll known
married woman of the city received
letter from a we'll known man of the
city which was of the most obscene
nature. She at once. reported the
matter to the postmaster and the let
ter which was unsigned was turned
over to the postoffice inspector for an
investigation. Mr.. Bird came to Ke-
nosha yesterday and after an inter-
view with the woman he managed to
put his hand on the man who had
written the letter, Nothing was said
to the man in regard to his pending
arrest. It is stated by the officials
this morning that the man and woman
had been very friendly before the
marriage of the woman and it is
claimed that the man was a former
sweetheart. The contents of the let
ter are said to have been of most
disgusting nature ard such that they
would be unfit for the public to read.
The inspector returned to Mi1wau-
kee last night and he will appear in
the United States court as soon as
possible and have warrant issued
for the arrest of the man.
The postmaster absolutely refused
to make public the name of the man
accused of the dastard1y crime but he
asserts that he is well known to many
Kenosha people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
GET A STATE CHARTER.
Deutscher Frauen-verein Der Kammerad-
schaft Incorporated by the State.

In the office of the Register of
Deeds this morning articles of incorpo-
ration were filed for the organization
of the Deutscher Frauen-Verein Der
Kammeradsc of the city of Ke-
nosha.
The organizers Of the new society
are all we11-known ladies of the North
Side, the iucorporators being Mrs.
Anna Regh, Augusta Neinsteadt and
Anna Borsch.
The purposes of the organization as
stated in stheastate' charter, are of a
purely benevolent and charitable ma
tnre. Thelsociety will have no cap
ita1 stock and it is not intended to pay
any dividends to itssstockho1ders.
1t is reported that half hundred of
we11-known German ladies of the city
are already connected with the organi-
cation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

IN speaking of the candidate for
city clerk on the Republican ticket,
the Democratic organ says that Jacobs
was made the candidate for the party
(which has uniformly opposed him. =
Now, as matter of fact, the Repub-
1icans have elected Mr.. Jacobs for
the past two terms, although he has
been on the Democratic ticket. The
Republicans have recognized the
right man for the place and have
voted for him regardless of party.
IF any one doubts this statement he
can verify it by consulting the cleo
ton returns at the city hall or the
newspapers giving the returns of the
last election, and he will find that in
the north or Democratic wards, Mr..
Jacobs ran away behind his ticket,
while in the south or Republican
wards he ran away ahead of his ticket,
showing conc1usive1y that the Repub-
1icans were voting for him while the
Democrats were cutting him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

THE Republican city convention
completed the work so well begun in
ward caucuses and nominated city
ticket which is in many respects the
strongest and best ticket ever. placed
before the voters of Kenosha at any
election. The work of the convention
has been received with many express
sions of approval not only by the Re
publicans but by many Democrats as
we'll. Chas. H. Pfennig received a
we'll merited endorsement from his
party associates and his denomination
for the Office of mayor assures safe,
economical, and business like admins
tration of the affairs of the city if he
is elected and there is. very little
doubt but that he will be for his con-
sentative course during the past two
years has inspired the people Oh. the
city without regard to their party
affiliations withza belief in his ability
and integrity, He has served the city
faithfully and we'll and the voters can
not do better than to entrust the may
orally to him for another term. In
the nomination of Gustav Jacob for
city clerk the Republicans rose above
partisanship and paid a deserved COM
p1iment to man who has discharged
the exacting duties of his office with a
fidelity never surpassed by any public
official. Gus Jacob is the best city
clerk Kenosha ever had and the
desire of the Republicans to retain
his valuable services for the
city undoubtedly influenced the. del
egates to place him on the ticket.
Rudolph DeHaven, the nominee for
city Treasurer is well qualified for the
duties of this Office and he has every
claim to the sympathy and support of
the voters of Kenosha. His fortitude
and cheerfu1ness under Affections
which would have borne weaker man
down have made him many friends who
will be only too willing to give him all
help possible in his campaign for the
office Of city treasurer-an office in
which his physical disabilities will
in no way interfere with the proper
discharge of his duties and for which
he isin every way qualified. The
nominees for assessors, K. P. Knud-
son and Louis Joerndt, are men who
have practical knowledge of real
estate values in the city and who car
be depended upon to discharge the
duties of the Office of assessor without
fear or favor. Chester D. Barnes the
nominee for justice of the peace was
born and brought up in Kenosha. He
is a lawyer by profession and his
knowledge sof the law will be grea,
help to him in the office to which he
has been nominated. There is not Z
weak spot in this ticket and the Re
publican party presents it to the
voters of the city with every conf
dence that it will be endorsed by then
at the polls.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

h The voters of the Second ward did
the city a. service when they noni-
mated Chas. Goodman for alderman to
succeed himself. His work as chair
man of the committee on sewers and
paving has been of great value and
the special knowledge which he pos
sesses of these branches has always
been at the disposal Of the city. Ke-
nosha is fortunate in that the city
will be in a position after the election
to command his services for two years
longer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
THURSDAY, MARCH "a.
REPUBLICAN, CITY TICKET.

For Mayor-Char1es HaPfennig.
C1er1x-Gnstav Jacob.
Treasurer DeHaven.
Assessors-K. P. Knudsen, Louis Joernd
Justice Of the Peace Chester D. Barnes.
FIRST WARD. %@
For Alderman-Oti L. Trenary.
School Commissioner-Fra Hansrnann.
County SUPERVISOR. il. Vietch.
Observation-Disclosures Lippert.
SECOND WARD.
For A1derman-Ch FL. Goodman.
School Con1n1issioner-E. c. Theirs.
County Supervisor-Jame Fl. Charles.
Constab1e-Herman Mi11ager.
THIRD WARD.
For A1derman-Jo Hegeman.
School Commissioner-FranlzE E. Foulke.
County Supervisor--H. F. Jordan.
Constab1e-John Gustafson.
FOURTH WARD.
For A1derman-Da o. Head.
School ommissioner-Ja mes Larsen.
County Observation-Disclosures L. Becker.
Constab1e-Nick Gloss. @ss 49,
FIFTH WARD.
For Alderman William Leonard
School Commissioners. G. Toll
County Supervisor William G. B1oxdorf.
Constab1e-Harry Plummer.G
SIXTH WARD
For A1derman-A. F. Western.
School Commissioner--Jose pheBe
County Srpervsor-Frank Ho1derness.
Constab1e-Wi11ian Otto.
SEVENTH WARD.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Buchanan.
School Commssioner-Ahgust Fenske.
County Supervisor Chris.sStoebg.
Constab1e-Char1es Stoebig.
EIGHTH WARD. Sgs9 s.
For A1derman-John Stevens.
School Commissioner-Georg Swartz.
County Superintendent Stein.
Constab1e-Char1es Niles. 11
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

A KENosHA resident pays SIS year
for city water, while an Appleton res
ident must pay So. The Kenosha
plant is under municipal manage
ment, the Appleton concern.is.za pri-
vate corporation. One is run for the
benefit of the people, me other for the
benefit of the nonresident bond
holders. Appleton Crescent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

mo ROGUE ere felt the halter draw
with good opinion of the law and
Mayor..Rose charges that the Mi1wau-
kee grand jury which indicted his
friends, the grafters, was prejudiced
by its political opinions. He need not
be takengserious1y. His honor will be
given an opportunity to prove his
charges but nobody believes he can
do it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
ELOCUTIoN AND ORAr0Ry

To those wishing to take work in
e1ocution and oratory i beg to an
nounce that shall be in Kenosha on
Saturday of each week, provided a
sufficient number of students be Sc
cured, Special rates to classes of
FIVE or more. Address all commune
cations to Frederick p. Bai1y, Cum
mock School Of Oratory, Evanston,
Ill. *m24
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

D The expected visit of the state
board of barber examiners to Keno
sha has so far failed to materia1ize
but the patrons of the various shops
have benefited by the general clean
ing up which ensued when the com
ing Of the board was announced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
Notice of Action on Petitions to Vscate and
Discontinue Portions or Parts of Church
Street and Pearl Street in the City of
Kenosha, Wisconsin,

Notice is hereby given, that, Whereas, petit
tons in writing have heretofore been presented
to the Common Council of the City of Kenosha,
Wisconsin, praying the said Common Council
to vacate and discontinue portion or part of
Church street, public street within the said
city, and to vacate and discontinue portion
part of Pearl street, public street within said
city, and action said petitions is pend
ing before said Common Council.
That said petitions and each of them were
presented and filed on the application and petit
ton of the Balm Wagon Company (Limited), the
owner in fee of all the lots or land on the por-
ton or part of each of said streets proposed to
be vacated and were each duly signed by said
Balm Wagon Company (Limited).
That said petitions and each of them were
duly signed and said proposed vacation and dis
continuance petitioned for by more than two
thirds of the owners of lots or lands on the re-
mainder of each Of said streets.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given, that
said petitions and each of them will be acted
upon by the Common Council of the City of
Kenosha, at the regular meeting OF said COM
mon Council to be held at the Council room in
the city hall of the City of Kenosha in said
city, Kenosha county, Wisconsin, on the fourth
day of April, A. D. 1904 at the hour of eight
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day.
That the part of Church Street in said city
proposed to be vacated is described as follows,
viz: All of said street on the east side of
Blocks numbered sixteen 10 and twenty-five
PSI, and all of said street on the west side
of Blocks numbered fourteen "a and twenty-six
20 in the Northeast quarter of Section number
thirty-one 81, Town two RI Range twenty
three (23) in the city of Kenosha, in the county
of Kenosha and state of Wisconsin, and being
that portion of Church street running North
from the north side of Market Square to the
river commonly known as Pike River or Pike
Creek.
That the part of Pearl Street i'll said city
proposed to be vacated is described as follows,
viz: The South twenty-five (25) feet of Pearl
Street from the west line of Main Street in said
city to the east line of Chicago Street and on
the north side of Blocks numbered twenty-five
25 and twenty-six 20, in the Northeast quart
er of Section number thirty-one 81 Town num-
Der two III, Range twenty three t2Sl in the city
of Kenosha, in the county of Kerosha and state
of Wisconsin.
By order of the Common Council.
Dated at Kenesha, Wisconsin, this 23rd day
of March, A. D. 1904.
dw47 GUS JACOB, City Clerk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

First publication March a, 1904.
District Court of the United States-Eastern
District of Wisconsin.
In the matter of Anton Wu1ff, Bankrupt.-In
Bankruptcy.
insthe County of Kenosha and District afore-
said, a Bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day OF
March, A. D. 1904, the said Anton Win was
duly adiudfcated Bankrupt; and that the hrsts
M eeting of his creditors will be held at the
Office Of the undersigned Referee, Room u,
in said District. on Monday, the 4th day of
April. A. D. 1904, at ten 1Ol O'Clock in the fore
noon at which time the said creditors may at
tend prove their c1eitns, appoint Trustee, ex-
business as may properly come before said
Dated Racine, Wis, March d. 1904.
u CHARLES u. LEE,
w46 Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
FILED FOR PROBATE.
Will OF the Late Robert b. Whitaker Leaves
all His Property to His Widow.

The will of the late Robert B. Whit
aker, former Kenosha manufactur-
ing man who died during the past
week, was filed for probate in the
County Court this morning.
The petition for the probate shows
that the estate of Mr.. Whitaker is
valued at ten thousand dollars. Two
thousand of this amount is in personal
property, while the remainder is real
estate. The widow is named as sole
heir to the estate. The will will be
admitted to probate at the next term
of the County Court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

THE Republican a1dermanic candi-
dates are all men who have property
interests in Kenosha and stake in
thelgenera1 welfare Of the city and
are therefore the safest kind of men
to entrust with the administration Of
the city's business. In looking care
fully after the city's affairs they are
working for themselves as well as fol
fhe civ.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER.

@The following is a list of the mail
matter remaining unca11ed for in the
Kenosha postofice, Kenosha county
Wis, for week ending March 23rd,
1904, and which will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at the expiration of
two weeks, unless ca11eds. for:
MEMS LIST.
Robert Forest, (9l S Gottfred, w B Howe,
Letnue1 Hill, friedrich Hoepye, Chas G Kunne,
F D Lake, August Meyer Charles Niles, Frank
Siegler, FRanz Tee1e, Standard Trotting Horse
Co.
LADIES' LIST.
Mrs D A Cooper, Mrs Dora Kurtz, Mrs L
Nelson, Mrs Edw Thomas, Mrs Mary Weaver.
To obtain any of the above mail
matter, the applicant must give the
date of this list.
CHAs. FRANTz, P. M.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

The streets are passab1e again and
thesbicyc1e riders no longer have any
excuse for using the sidewalks. The
police might as well see to it that the
riders get off the walks right away
before they become accustomed to
using them and the old battle to keep
the walks for the use of pedestrians
has to.be fought all over again.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

THE fullest possible investigation
should be made of. all the circum-
stances surrounding the death Of the
man Swanson and. the Chicago police
deserve credit for the energetic way
in.which they are looking after their
end OF the case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24
THE BLACK HILLS.
The Richest One Hundred Square Miles In
the World.

The Black Hills, in the southwest
ern part of the state of South Dakota,
produces one-third.of the gold found
in the United States, and are said to
be the richest one hundred square
miles in the world. A new booklet on
the Black Hills has been issued by the
Northwestern Line, with fine detail
ed map Of this wonderful region.
Send four cents in stamps for copy of
the book1etlto w. B. Kniskern, p. T.
M. Chicago & Northwestern R'y, Chi
cago, Ill. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

TAKE y all in all the Republicans
have the best ticket in theJsfe1d sthis
year that has. been placed before the
voters of Kenosha in years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

A MAN can vote the straight Repub-
1ican ticket this year and be sure that
he is protecting his own interests. Z.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

GEN. FREDERICK D. GRANT lives mp
to the family reputation by refusing
to do any talking. N flslkg1N
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

The base ball season will be on in
another month and the amateur teams
have begun to organize.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-24

Read the want ads.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-08-18
MARTYRS TO YouTHFULNEss
Woman Who Never Lost Sight Of the
Things That Tend to It's
Preservation.

Speaking Of prolonged youthful
ness, said a fashionable matron. Il
know woman who is TO- and look about
q"
"lmpossible! exclaimed her compaL
ion relates the New York Tribune.
Il assure you Il Is a fact. returned the
other but, then, heavensl what an ex.
istenee she leads Her one thoughts to
Keep her remarkable juyenillty and
everything she does has that particular
end In view She eats only certain kinds
OF food at stated hours She Is bathed
massaged anointed. according to pre-
scribed formula Her hair. hands ana
feet are all attended to by specialists. ant
she keeps her figure by having a profes.
sional acrobat put her daily through a
certain set Of movements She Is so busy
about her poor old body that she has no
time or thought for anything else. and
her one reward Is when she finally an-
pears in public TO have every one say how
wonderfully young she looks: The
game ls not worth the candle In my opln-
Ion. would far rather look my age and
have full ife."
People seem TO imagine that pro
longed youthfulness is a development of
the modern times. replied the woman
70 whom she was speaking. but re-
member. when was ayery little girl IN
sAe SOS seeing my aunt whovasa wom-
an Of 65. dress for dinner. She wore q
dec0llete gown and remember how they
praised her neck She took beauty
slcepevery afternoon before dressing for
dinner and would never show temper.
because It made her ugly. and brought
cut wrinkles. which on the whole. was
4 good thing for the family. whateyer
The motive She was the most placid per.
son ever saw. and they say she even
died With a perfectly smooth. untroubled
e0uhteuanee"